What other action could they have taken? Instead of restricting the stock purchases to lower numbers, would they just be able to require more collateral to buy the stocks, or to remove the ability to use margin to purchase them?

It is crazy to think of USD as a safe haven asset, when trillions of $$ are being created within 2020. Who knows how many more trillions will be created out of thin air in 2021? I suppose USD is just not doing as badly as other currencies, since US ...

Another misleading fake news story from CNBC. Will this have any effect on the markets, or will they see through this?

Translation: if the government doesn’t steal at least 2% of your wealth with the inflation tax, it could be a “serious threat” to the economy. Why would lower amounts of government money printing potentially cause a threat? A threat to politicians ...

None of the long term reasons for investing in gold have been resolved. Is government going to slash spending and taxes? No. Is the government going to allow interest rates to increase, when the USA is levered up to their eyeballs? Not a chance. ...

Equity prices are rising because of the Federal Reserve creating billions, trillions of USD. When people finally realize that there is no reason to hold depreciating USD, no way we will pay back the $26 trillion national debt, I'm betting we will ...

Maybe China will soon realize: "Hey, wait a second. If we stop artificially weakening the Yuan to support the consumer economy of the USA, and allow it to naturally strengthen, then our own Chinese citizens will be able to afford and buy all of the ...

If China commits to buying all 50 billion of agricultural products, Americans will see more local food being exported. This could lead to higher domestic food prices, as the supply will be going overseas.

Just to clarify, only the government officials can use Twitter and search the full internet? It's for their citizen's protection, of course.

Based on my understanding, rolling back would be the same as removing or reducing it is frustrating that the government is using tariffs as weapon, when their own citizens are the ones who have to pay higher costs. It's like being in a knife ...

It's dumb that we have to be listening to the government and the Fed so closely. However, IMO a significant statement: "Before returning to rate hikes, he said he would need to see a “really significant” rise in inflation."

I wonder why Bank of Japan is considering lowering interest rates? They are already negative over there! Don't they realize that artificially lowering interest rates distorts the market? Bearish for the JPY?