'Google To Expand Hardware R&D Team In Taiwan; Search Engine Giant 'Serious' About Beefing Up Equipment And Software Ecosystem' - Nikkei Asia

Google is expanding its research and development hub for hardware in Taiwan. "Taiwan is Google's largest hardware R&D hub outside of the U.S. ... We've increased 20-fold the workforce in the past 10 years in Taiwan," a Google official says.

Why The Market Rally May Still Have Room To Run, Even If Tech Stocks Falter

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Why The Market Rally May Still Have Room To Run, Even If Tech Stocks Falter. Michael Craig, Managing Director and Head of Asset Allocation at TD Asset Management, discusses the outlook for tech stocks and the broader implications for markets.

Equities Play A Waiting Game

Consumption continued to drive growth in the first quarter. The waiting game continues for the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks to cut interest rates this year. 2024 is shaping up to be a “normal” expansionary year with healthy levels of economic growth and inflation.

Rising Treasury Yields, Falling Oil Prices, And Hawkish Talk From The Fed

Home Market Outlook Economy Analysis Rising Treasury Yields, Falling Oil Prices, And Hawkish Talk From The Fed. The 10-year US Treasury yield rose to levels not seen since last November. Prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell last week from recent highs despite tensions in the Middle East.

President Biden On Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill, Says Now We Need To Move Fast; Ukraine Has The Will And The Skill To Win; Will Make Sure Shipments To Ukraine Start Right Away; Shipments Will Start In Next Few Hours

President Biden Says He Signed Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan Aid Bill Into Law; On Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill, Says It's A Great Day For World Peace; It Will Make America And The World Safer

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake 23 KM SSE Of Hualien City, Taiwan

Adapting To Economic Paradigm Shifts

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy Adapting To Economic Paradigm Shifts. Investors should look to real assets to diversify beyond the traditional 60/40 portfolio. The global economy may be shifting from a low inflationary paradigm driven by disinflationary forces to an inflationary one.

Taiwan's Hualien Hit By Five Earthquakes In Nine Minutes Ranging from 4.4-5.8 Magnitude

Weekly Report: what happened at EWT last week (0415-0419)?

Weekly Commentary: World-Wide De-Risking/Deleveraging

U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries Says Democrats Will Provide A Majority Of Their Caucus' Votes On The Aid Bills

Global Growth Returns And The 2025 Fiscal Reckoning

'Mike Johnson Defies GOP Critics, Setting Up Ukraine-Israel Aid Showdown; House Republican Leaders Post Three Of Four Bills, With Final Vote Expected Saturday; Fourth Bill Containing Many Republican Priorities, Including A Ban Or Forced Sale Of TikTok" - WSJ

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to move long-stalled funding for Ukraine, Israel and other overseas allies. The bill includes four bills, one each for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The House will vote on three of the four bills on Saturday evening.

U.S. House Appropriations Committee Says U.S. House Of Representatives Releases Foreign Aid Supplemental Bills Text; Bill Calls For $60.84B In Ukraine Aid; U.S. House Bill Would Provide $26.38B For Israel; Would Send $8.12B To Aid Taiwan, Counter Chinese Efforts In Indo-Pacific Region

Emerging Markets - A Changed Asset Class?

Inflation Progress May Be Bumpy, But Is Likely To Continue

China's First Quarter 2024 GDP Beat Forecasts As Investment Picks Up

Weekly Report: what happened at EWT last week (0408-0412)?

Weekly Commentary: Trouble Brewing In Financial Asset Wonderland

Doug Noland: The Fed's misguided dovish pivot unleashed precariously loose market conditions. He says the market is in the midst of a bubble. He argues that Bubbles can inflate to unimaginable extremes - and then quadruple. Noland says the late-cycle fear of Bubbles is missing out on the reality.