Charles Benavidez

Staff Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 27 Feb 2018

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• Vladimir Putin’s Mysterious Fortune

  Published 19 March 2018 | viewed 3,838 times

  Vladimir Putin just secured himself another six-year term in power following Russian elections Sunday, and now is a good time to revisit just how much…

• Economists Polarized On Trump’s Tariff Plan

  Published 17 March 2018 | viewed 2,553 times

  With steel and aluminum tariffs only a week away, should we fear the trade war reaper and economic decline, or is this all much ado…

• Alibaba Soars On Reports Of China Listing

  Published 15 March 2018 | viewed 2,489 times

  There have been few New York-listed IPOs as blockbuster as Alibaba, and now it’s going home. Shares in Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) had spiked…

• Why Aren’t Millennials Investing?

  Published 14 March 2018 | viewed 2,696 times

  Born in the 80s and 90s and numbering some 71 million in the United States alone, Millennials are big on saving but not so big…

• From Switzerland To Singapore: The World’s Top Tax Havens

  Published 13 March 2018 | viewed 8,595 times

  The UK-based Tax Justice Network’s new Financial Secrecy Index estimates that the ultra-wealthy are hiding up to $32 trillion in tax havens around the world,…

• Asian Stock Markets To Hit $56 Trillion

  Published 13 March 2018 | viewed 2,009 times

  Set to double in 10 years, the Asian stock market will overtake all others, says Morgan Stanley, in a rapid growth phase that will put…

• Gold Falls As Stocks Rebound On Strong Jobs Report

  Published 12 March 2018 | viewed 2,786 times

  Solid jobs report, but is volatility back for good? The U.S. jobs report on Friday provided a jolt of confidence to the financial markets. U.S.…

• The $7 Trillion Club That Even Goldman Sachs Couldn’t Join

  Published 11 March 2018 | viewed 2,971 times

  London Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL) is one of the most exclusive ‘clubs’ in the world, handling nearly $7 trillion in gold transactions every year.…

• Wall Street Rallies After Trump Tariffs Lose Their Bite

  Published 09 March 2018 | viewed 2,617 times

  Canada and Mexico will be indefinitely exempt from U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by Trump late yesterday, and other countries will be able to…

• What's Behind The U.S. Borrowing Boom?

  Published 08 March 2018 | viewed 3,345 times

  Who needs a bulging nest egg when the economy is doing so well? Not Americans. At least, that’s what the latest economic data from the…

• The Tweet That Started A Trade War

  Published 07 March 2018 | viewed 3,439 times

  The United States has the largest trade deficit in the world—but it’s not the oft-tweeted $800 billion. As a trade war unfolds over U.S. plans…

• The 5 Worst Performers In February’s Stock Downturn

  Published 02 March 2018 | viewed 3,006 times

  The Dow broke all kinds of records in February—none of them records stock market investors want to see broken. All within the month, the Dow…

• Trump’s Tariffs: “Trade Wars Are Good”

  Published 02 March 2018 | viewed 3,023 times

  Steel stocks may be riding high, but the trade-off for Trump’s huge tariffs on imports so far is a major market sell-off and vows of…

• Europe’s Newest Tax Haven

  Published 01 March 2018 | viewed 3,098 times

  Italy isn’t just for tourists anymore—now it’s for the ultra-wealthy looking for another choice venue to keep their billions from falling into the hands of…

• The Morning After: Dow Starts To Regain Post-Powell Losses

  Published 28 February 2018 | viewed 2,607 times

  This week’s stock market volatility is all about interest rate fears and market participants’ knee-jerk reactions to Fed comments before they’ve had time to digest…

• Saudi Billionaire’s Assets Hit Auction Block To Pay $11B In Debt

  Published 27 February 2018 | viewed 2,707 times

  Billions of dollars in real estate assets and vehicles will be auctioned off in Saudi Arabia—all of them belonging to a single billionaire detained last…