Investment Directions
Possible Explanations of the Strong US Investment Growth in Q1 2022
This article develops on the analysis regarding capital goods and investment. It tries to add insights to the simple forecasting model of US gross domestic investment by two variables: durable goods and non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft. The puzzling moment with this model is its relatively poor forecast quality in the last couple of quarters. More specifically, the investment growth was substantially overshooting its predicted values.
Are Precious Metals a Good Investment?
Precious metals are considered a good way to diversify your investment portfolio and to hedge against inflation. The most popular precious metals for investment are gold, silver, and platinum, but there are also other rare platinum group metals such as palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, and osmium. All of them have unique features and investment characteristics.
