The Apple Effect and The Great China Downturn
“Slower growth in China means slower growth for the rest of the world,” blares a BBC Business article. Indeed, recent data has confirmed that the world’s second largest economy grew at 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018—a pace not seen since the financial...
2019 Global Gold Forecast: The Price Influencers & Predictions You Need to Know
The economic outlook for 2019 is filled with warnings of a downturn, with many prominent economists and experts predicting a U.S. recession could start in late 2019 or early 2020. Of particular note are the following three predictions. They’re poised to burden the...
“Darkening Skies”: Global Storm Clouds are Gathering
While the United States grapples with the longest government shutdown on record, there seems to be little common ground among lawmakers and no likely deal in sight. Some 800,000 government workers just missed their first paycheck since parts of the government were...
