FS Staff's Blog

Sep 28, 2024 –OpenAI's newest AI model, o1, released on September 12, 2024, has shattered expectations and redefined the landscape of artificial intelligence. Its unprecedented performance on benchmark tests, surpassing PhD-level experts...

Sep 24, 2024 – In a world increasingly defined by electoral upheavals, geopolitical tensions, and a growing shift toward populism, the year 2024 has been marked by a series of consequential elections all over the globe. As the fourth quarter...

Sep 20, 2024 – Despite the significant gains already seen, Puplava believes there's still room for growth in the precious metals market. When analyzing the technical structure of gold’s price action, he suggests, "We could see gold, in this move, go...

Sep 19, 2024 – Investors have grown accustomed to decades of "monetary dominance," where central banks could steer economies through adjustments in interest rates. However, Alden points out that we haven't seen a situation like the current one since the 1940s...

Sep 5, 2024 – There's typically a two-year lag between interest rate changes and their effect on the broader economy, suggesting that the full impact of recent rate hikes is yet to be felt. As illustrated by the chart, the unemployment rate is following this...

Aug 28, 2024 – The significance of this achievement cannot be overstated. As Dr. Thompson points out, "The questions are at a level beyond what I could do, what any of my prodigies could do. There are only a handful of people in the world...

Aug 15, 2024 – At the heart of Chandler's argument is the concept of the "policy mix" – the combination of monetary and fiscal policies that can significantly influence a currency's strength. Historically, the most favorable policy mix...

Jul 18, 2024 – Richard Turrin, the best-selling author of Cashless, breaks down the recent move by Saudi Arabia to join the Chinese-led mBridge alternative to SWIFT, and how this will very likely lead to other countries diversifying...

Apr 10, 2024 – Over the next few years and well into this end of this decade, a number of long-term investment themes will impact the markets and drive capital into key sectors and assets. Today, we cover some of the largest and most significant...

Apr 3, 2024 – The concept of a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, is gaining increasing attention as both a technological innovation and harbinger of societal change. In her book "DAOs and Purpose-Driven Tokens", Shermin Voshmgir...