Economy

The Misery Index is a quick and dirty metric to gauge the health of the economy because as inflation rises the cost of living increases and as unemployment rises more people cross the economic line into poverty.

Knowing when the U.S. economy is heading for recession is paramount to successful investment decisions. Our weekly Business Cycle Index (BCI)...[has an excellent track record of providing] reliable early warnings for the past seven recessions and last week's BCI] is far from signaling a recession.

China does not have the means to match the U.S. in the total number, or amount, of tariffs but China can strike back in other ways. One critical way would be to cut off its export of rare earth elements to the U.S..

The crypto coin is far from the decentralized solution to payments promised by its creators and it hasn't attained mass adoption but, believe it or not, there is a bull case for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency that comes down to one thing; blockchain technology has utility and where there is utility there are opportunities. The cryptocurrency market has awakened after a long hibernation and is up a whopping 85% since hitting its December 2018 lows. The question now, of course, is how high can Bitcoin's price go?

prices continue to rise in most regions of the world, spurred on by historically low interest rates and generally benign credit conditions

The U.S. government is hopelessly bankrupt reporting last week that it has a negative net worth of MINUS $75 TRILLION. Here's a look at how they see this problem being resolved - or not.

Below is a look at the newest S&P/Case Shiller home price data which shows that, on a month-over-month basis, 16 of 20 cities saw home prices gain, with Charlotte, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Boston seeing declines.

Bitcoin bulls estimate that the price of each coin could hit $20,000 very soon thanks to rising demand. But there are some who believe that the price of bitcoin could very well go on to hit $500,000 - even as much as $1,000,000 - in the very near future.

Is $40 trillion by 2025 even possible? Unfortunately, yes. This means you need to pick your investments with great care and prepare your business now. If you’re ready, you can take advantage of the sale of a lifetime ahead.

A recent study examined home affordability relative to incomes and found that Canada’s largest markets rank just as highly as the hottest ones in the U.S.. Check out the infographic below to see how U.S. and Canadian markets rank.