Treasury Emergency Meeting
The meeting will be closed to the public, the Treasury Department statement said. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene the heads...
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Stephen H Akin
- 3 days ago
- 4 min
Moral Hazzard
"History Doesn't Repeat It's Self But It Often Rhymes" Mark Twain Moral hazard is a situation where an economic actor has an incentive to...
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Stephen H Akin
- Mar 17
- 11 min
Green Gold
"Green Metals," some of which are also "Rare Earth Elements," are gaining investor attention "Green Metals", which include copper,...
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Stephen H Akin
- Mar 15
- 6 min
Treasury Management
Efforts to stem systemic banking risk increases US Dollar inflationary consequences. What is moral hazard? Investopedia defines it this...
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Stephen H Akin
- Mar 9
- 9 min
Presidents Budget
Todays release of the Budget cuts the deficit by nearly $3 Trillion over 10 years. Briefing Room Statement Release President Biden...
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Stephen H Akin
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Inflation Comes in Hot
The consumer price index comes in hot. January 2023 core inflation was up 6.4%. Firmer price pressures in January, the annual CPI...
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Stephen H Akin
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Treasury Secretary Yellen to Congress
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to all members of Congressional leadership regarding the debt limit. U.S....
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Stephen H Akin
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Ahead of the Markets
As we come to the end of 2022 we wanted to call your attention to our best financial call of the year.
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Stephen H Akin
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Happy New Year
2023 IRA, 401k Increase Increased amounts of contributions allowed for retirement accounts. Anyone with earned income can open and...
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Stephen H Akin
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
Red Hot CPI
Consumer Price Index Summary In retrospect, pretty much everyone was wrong, with headline CPI coming in at a "shocking", red hot 8.3%...a...
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Stephen H Akin
- Sep 7, 2022
- 5 min
Beige Book
Akin Investments takes a look at the Federal Reserve Beige Book Released September 7, 2022
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Stephen H Akin
- Aug 23, 2022
- 6 min
Jackson Hole
Each year in late August the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts dozens of central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists...
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Stephen H Akin
- Aug 4, 2022
- 4 min
Yield Inversion
An inverted yield curve is a favorite recession indicator of the Federal Reserve Board. When inverted it suggests that the near-term is...
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Stephen H Akin
- Jul 15, 2022
- 3 min
Treasury I Bonds @ 9.62%
The initial interest rate on new Series I savings bonds is 9.62 percent. You can buy I bonds at that rate through October 2022....
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Stephen H Akin
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Not Since 1970
U.S. equities posted their worst first half performance since 1970, as inflation concerns,
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Stephen H Akin
- Jun 23, 2022
- 2 min
Stress Test
Akin Investments takes a look at the results. All big U.S. banks pass Fed's annual "stress test" in 2022 June 23, 2022 Federal Reserve Board
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Stephen H Akin
- Jun 2, 2022
- 3 min
The Eagle Soars
The mint sold 147,000 ounces of American Gold Eagles in varying denominations totaling 200,500 coins. That was a 67% increase from March....
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Stephen H Akin
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Bond Buyer Review
“We've had an unprecedented era of low rates," said Stephen Akin, founder of Akin Investments, "Inflation really could get away from them
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Stephen H Akin
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Force Majeure
Akin discusses "force majeure" describes those uncontrollable events (such as war, labor stoppages, or extreme weather) that are not
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Stephen H Akin
- Feb 16, 2022
- 4 min
FOMC Minutes
Akin Investments FOMC Minutes - The path of the economy continues to depend on the course of the virus.
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