The gathering consensus that inflation has peaked is spurring a FOMO moment for bonds, with investors eager to buy and chatter that 10-year Treasury yields could drop all the way back to 2%. That sort of Treasuries rally is unlikely unless China’s slowdown worsens.
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Chinese investors were the most active buyers of US real estate last year among foreigners — spending a record $6.1 billion on homes mainly in Florida and California, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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BRICS members call for cross-border payment in BRICS currencies to challenge the U.S. dollar. The BRICS—an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—held a summit on June 23.
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The emerging multi-polar world now includes foreign-exchange markets — as China and Russia, the biggest challengers to U.S. supremacy, boost direct trading between their currencies.
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By now you’ve probably heard about the coronavirus. It’s big news and appears to be getting bigger … and there are MANY angles on the story. Of course, we’re just The Real Estate Guys™ … not the virus guys … so we’re not qualified to have an opinion on the health risks or odds of a global
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The ghosts of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 still linger (as they should) in the minds and hearts of seasoned real estate investors … … even though it’s been a an equity party for the last 10 years. Of course, no one wants to hear it might be ending. Then again, every new beginning
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A long, long time ago in a world without video games, we played a boardgame called Mousetrap. Since a picture’s worth a thousand words … As you can see, Mousetrap is a pretty elaborate set up where an initial action sets off a chain reaction of subsequent actions … … until finally the unsuspecting mouse
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The real estate story behind Walt Disney World in Florida has a valuable lesson for investors today … and it’s not what you think. If you’re unfamiliar, Walt Disney decided to create a new and improved East Coast version of his epic California Disneyland. But he needed land … LOTS of it. So he went
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When you trade in highly liquid, lightning fast, electronically enabled casino markets … you watch the news like a ten-foot tailgater at 100 miles per hour. And that’s who most of the mainstream financial media cater to. The more fear, uncertainty, drama, and doubt … the better (for ratings). So they pour fuel on the fire.
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There’s a lot of talk in the media about tariffs, taxes, and trade … what does all of that really mean for real estate investors? As a real estate investor, you need to understand what is going on economically. What’s happening at an international level can trickle down to your local playing field. To help
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