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Why Liquidity Risk Is the Overlooked Blind Spot in Institutional Portfolios

Alex Tsepaev, chief strategy officer at B2PRIME Group, examines why liquidity risk remains one of the most overlooked vulnerabilities in institutional investing. Tsepaev argues that the events leading up to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank exposed a deeper systemic issue: investors’ persistent assumption that liquidity will always be available. He analyzes the geopolitical, regulatory and technological factors reshaping liquidity in 2025, and the questions institutional investors must start asking to protect themselves.
By Alex Tsepaev
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How Will the Government Shutdown Impact the Fed’s Next Rate-Cut Decision?

With key economic data releases stalled, the shutdown complicates the Fed’s next rate-cut decision amid high inflation and a softening labor market.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jerome Powell profile

The Labor Market Looks Broken—Is There a Fix Beyond Interest Rate Cuts?

Economists warn that slowing job growth and rising unemployment may tip the U.S. into recession.
By Ivan Castano
December inflation

Inflation Slowed to 6.5% in December As Fed Rate Hikes Cool the Economy

By Sissi Cao
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Holds News Conference Following Federal Open Market Committee Meeting

The Fed Raises Rates as Expected, But Spooks Investors With a Gloomy Forecast

By Sissi Cao

America’s Oldest Bank Goes Crypto, But Not Everyone Is Happy

By James Ledbetter

When Is a Recession Coming? It Depends on Who You Ask

By Sissi Cao

Pat Toomey and the Strange, Winding Tale of Reserve Trust

By James Ledbetter

Skyrocketing Gold Price Could Reach New Record High Soon, Analysts Say

By Sissi Cao

Chamath Palihapitiya Blasts Fed for Bailing Out Billionaires and CEOs Amid Pandemic

By Sissi Cao

Where the Coronavirus Economy Is Heading, According to Ex-Fed Chair and JPMorgan CEO

By Sissi Cao
Rather than a self-fulfilling prophecy of a nation of economic hypochondriacs, the recession-watch may actually serve as preventative medicine.

Recession Watch: The Pot So Watched That It May Never Boil

By Stephen Culp
It turns out we might actually be better at forecasting economic events than betting on sports matches.

Is Trying to Predict a Coming Recession a Bad Bet? Ask Gamblers.

By John A. Tures

Here’s What Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Thinks of Bitcoin in Today’s Economy

By Sissi Cao

Trump’s New Fed Pick Judy Shelton Previously Called for Open Borders

By Davis Richardson

Trump’s Former Fed Pick Stephen Moore Hopes New Crypto Startup Will Make Him Rich

By Davis Richardson

Trump’s Rumored Next Fed Pick Is a Lyft Alum Liked by Democrats

By Davis Richardson

Who Will Trump Choose to Replace Stephen Moore & Herman Cain at the Federal Reserve?

By Davis Richardson

Trump’s Fed Pick Stephen Moore Once Said Illegal Immigration Is Good for the Economy

By Davis Richardson

Ex-Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Inverted Yield Curve: Not a Sign of Recession

By Sissi Cao

Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson & Timothy Geithner All Regret PR Failures of 2008 Crisis

By Davis Richardson
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Skiddish Markets Are Spooked by Looming Interest Rate Hike

By Peter Ferrara
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 27: A trader works at his desk while a television monitor shows President Donald Trump after he signed four bills that reverse Obama-era regulations and rules on education, land use and federal purchasing, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), March 27, 2017 in New York City. Today marked the eighth session in a row of decline for the Dow and matched its longest losing streak since 2011.

The Trump Trade Is Dead—What Now?

By Eddy Elfenbein
Up from here?

Federal Reserve Offers Vote of Confidence in Economy (So There’s No Reason to Panic)

By Robert Rebelein
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