Why does turmoil in the Middle East affect Japanese interest rates? Explaining the connection to 'prices'
Why does turmoil in the Middle East affect Japanese interest rates? Explaining the connection to ‘prices’
News about unstable oil supplies in the Middle East and interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. Why are these two things discussed in the same economic news?
While they may seem unrelated at first glance,
Read MoreMizuho Financial Results Analysis | Why a Net Profit of 1.4 Trillion Yen is Within Reach | The 'Connecting Bank' That Cannot Be Explained by Interest Rates Alone
Banks make money when interest rates rise.
Looking at Mizuho in 2026, this explanation is half correct and half incomplete.
Net profit for the fiscal year ending March 2026 was 1.2486 trillion yen. It exceeded 1 trillion yen for the first time. The first quarter of the following fiscal year also saw 422.9 billion yen,
Read MoreSpousal Social Security Benefits: 3 Things Retired Couples Need to Know in 2026
Social Security spousal benefits are a common source of confusion. Nationwide Retirement Institute’s 2026 Social Security Survey revealed the following:
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48% of adults incorrectly marked this statement as false: If you are married, you are eligible to receive a portion of your spouse’s Social Security benefit.
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52% of adults incorrectly marked this statement as false: If you are divorced,
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Read MoreWhat is the earliest age to collect Social Security retirement benefits? Eligibility requirements for retirees
The Social Security Administration sends out over 76 million payments to Americans each month. The vast majority of those go to retired workers who on average receive almost $2,089 per month as of September 2026.
In order to receive your full Social Security benefit,
Read MoreTreasury yields, tech stocks, and consumer sentiment all took a slide this week
As war in the Middle East continues, oil prices are soaring, and U.S. treasury yields are going the opposite way. As next week’s rate decision approaches, how are Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and his team weighing these factors?
Meanwhile, consumer sentiment continues to slip downward,
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Market Commentary: When To Sell Your Stock, Precisely
Buying stocks is easy but when should you sell them? Today we’ll take a look at a specific example of precisely when to take profits, and move to the next best trading idea.
We’re going to use Upstart for our case study. In the chart below, you can see Upstart was in a a bullish trend since early May.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
1 ETF Set To Way Outperform?
A joke went viral recently when a comedian wrote a skit about two people arguing over the merits of the US Dollar and Bitcoin respectively. Had you invested $10,000 in Bitcoin in 2010, you would have almost $100 million now, according to the skit writer. If you left your $10,000 in fiat currency you would have about $8,500.
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