Shortening the Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle! Final rules will shorten the process for settling securities transactions from...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powells Jackson Hole Speech landed in our Wheelhouse! Powell Says: “We are navigating by the stars under...

The topic of this years symposium "Structural Shifts in The Global Economy" The 2023 Economic Policy Symposium. "Structural Shifts in the...

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari "I'm not ready to say that we're done," The Minneapolis Federal Reserve President...

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States to 'AA+' from 'AAA'. The Rating Watch Negative was removed and a Stable Outlook assigned....

Regulators plan to require the nation’s large banks to boost capital. This morning The Federal Reserves Vice Chair for Supervision,...

Total non farm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in June. Akin Investment takes a look at The June Unemployment report: The...

The US consumer continues to fuel the economy! Retail sales rose 0.4% in April. Retail Sales in the United States rose 0.4% in April

A Proclamation on National Small Business Week, 2023 Over the years, I've had the pleasure of attending a lot of small business ribbon...

Temperatures have risen over the past week, both in the sunny streets of Washington DC and at IMF and World Bank headquarters. David...

"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...

"Green Metals," some of which are also "Rare Earth Elements," are gaining investor attention "Green Metals", which include copper,...

FRB Chairman Powell Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Testimony Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban...

The consumer price index comes in hot. January 2023 core inflation was up 6.4%. Firmer price pressures in January, the annual CPI...

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to all members of Congressional leadership regarding the debt limit. U.S....

Regulators are concerned that the Crypto Panic is creating a new type of bank run. Silvergate Capital Corp., a California lender that...

As we come to the end of 2022 we wanted to call your attention to our best financial call of the year.

Action in the Digital Currency Markets is Reminiscent of an old style Bank Run! The headlines have been hot and heavy to confirm that...

Observations in a volatile world Gold falls to 2 1/2-year low as dollar extends rise. Gold tumbled to a 2½ year low on Monday as the...

Akin Investments takes a look at the hearings...Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity. Consumer Protection and Notable Enforcement Actions.