Weekly Market Commentary
U.S. stock markets were unsettled last week. President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries to the United States for 90 days, in tandem with some...
View ArticleWhat’s the word ‘phenomenal’ worth?
What’s the word ‘phenomenal’ worth? It all depends on who says it. Barron’s shared Wilshire Associates’ calculations which indicated the word was worth about $175 billion – the amount markets gained...
View ArticleUp!
Up! Four major U.S. benchmark stock indices closed at record highs for four consecutive days during Valentine’s Day week, reported Financial Times (FT). To date, positive corporate earnings and robust...
View ArticleAging Bull!
Bad pun, I know, but the bull market in U.S. stocks is getting really old. In fact, this bull has been charging, standing, or sitting for more than eight years. In April, it became the second longest...
View ArticleThe Aftermath
Last week, the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and potency of Hurricane Irma dominated hearts and minds, but there were some diversions and some welcome news, too. The NFL kicked off its 2017 season with...
View ArticleConfidence is Up and Markets are Up
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! Dad: “Fra-gee-lay” …it must be Italian! Mom: I think that says “fragile,” honey. Dad: Oh, yeah. This holiday season, investors’ enthusiasm for U.S. stocks has...
View ArticleThe FED Turns Hawkish
The Federal Reserve put a hitch in the markets’ giddy-up last week. It wasn’t the Fed’s second interest rate hike in a decade that caused markets to stumble. December’s rate hike was old news before it...
View Article2016 Recap
The Markets as of January 3, 2017 What a difference a year makes! At the start of 2016, investors were rather pessimistic and risk averse, preferring bonds to stocks. By the end of the year, they were...
View ArticleMarkets Around the World
The Markets Around the world in a few paragraphs… The post-election adrenaline rush may be over in the United States. Is the “reality” of the Trump presidency setting in? Or, is this merely a brief...
View ArticleProtectionism Is NOT the Answer
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