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Don't look for a stock market bottom until a rising dollar has calmed down.  Here's why.

Don’t look for a stock market bottom until a rising dollar has calmed down. Here’s why.

It will be difficult for the stock market to stop its slide and find a bottom as long as the U.S. dollar continues to soar against its rivals, market analysts say. Global equities suffered a bruising week, with the S&P 500 narrowly avoiding its lowest close of the year on Friday. Meanwhile, a key U.S. …

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Stunning “Sunshine” Turns Sea Surface Into A Swirling Silver Mirror

This photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station shows a “sunburst” that has turned the sea surrounding two Greek islands into a swirling silver mirror. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory) (opens in a new tab) An astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS) recently took a stunning photograph of a “sunshine” that …

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Another 27% drop in the S&P 500 could happen if inflation hawks are right, Goldman Sachs team warns

Another 27% drop in the S&P 500 could happen if inflation hawks are right, Goldman Sachs team warns

Not exactly TGIF this Friday. What the seller is slowly realizing is not only that the Fed is going to be aggressive in September after the shocking latest inflation figure, but that the central bank will have to hold rates higher and for longer. The British pound GBPUSD, -0.47%, in some ways a proxy for …

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Pressure on gold and silver prices following US inflation figures

Pressure on gold and silver prices following US inflation figures

Editor’s Note: With such volatility in the markets, stay up to date with daily news! Get our quick roundup of today’s must-see news and expert opinion in minutes. Register here! (Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are markedly lower at the start of the U.S. trading session on Tuesday after a surprisingly warmer-than-expected inflation …

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US inflation is slowing again due to cheaper gas, according to the CPI.  Yet prices are skyrocketing for almost everything else

US inflation is slowing again due to cheaper gas, according to the CPI. Yet prices are skyrocketing for almost everything else

Numbers: Falling gasoline prices last month resulted in a second straight decline in US inflation, with the consumer price index rising just 0.1% in August. But the report also shows that inflation has spread more widely through the economy and should prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sharply again. Economists polled by the …

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Ethereum “merger” disrupts crypto trading and lending.  What there is to know.

Ethereum “merger” disrupts crypto trading and lending. What there is to know.

Text size Ethereum’s “Merge” is a highly anticipated and long overdue update. The time of dreams Crypto markets related to Ether are facing disruption as the blockchain network behind the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency nears the end of a critical upgrade. The final stage of the Ethereum “merger” is now about a week away. Scheduled to …

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