Category: Market Updates
76 posts categorized as "Market Updates"
Markets are always changing
October 29, 2018
Markets are always changing. As an investor, we must constantly survey the financial landscape to identify risks and opportunities to ensure we hold the highest…
The tide has turned
October 05, 2018
The tide has turned. This week, the yield on the 10 year maturity US Treasury moved decisively above 3% to rest at 3.2% on Friday’s…
It was pretty well telegraphed
September 28, 2018
It was pretty well telegraphed. This week the Federal Reserve raised the target rate range to 2.0-2.25% in a move that was widely expected. While…
Technology has changed the way we live
September 21, 2018
It is not a stretch to say that technology has fundamentally changed the way we live. Businesses are also hiring their own tech consultant to…
There are always two sides to every story
September 14, 2018
There are always two sides to every story. You have to see the perspectives of both sides to understand a situation and to anticipate what…
“Time and tide wait for no man.”
September 07, 2018
“Time and tide wait for no man.” It is a saying which has found its way through history albeit with uncertain provenance. The list of…
So what else is new?
August 31, 2018
So what else is new? For all the talk on trade, there is more going on in the US economy than just that. The further…
Isn’t that a peach?
August 24, 2018
Isn’t that a peach? In this week’s news, the legal drama of two of President Trump’s campaign associates separately reached conclusions which leads them…
Let’s talk Turkey…because at this point it seems that everyone else has!
August 17, 2018
Let’s talk Turkey…because at this point it seems that everyone else has! The old quote from Hemingway is applicable here. In the novel The Sun…
Everything takes time
August 10, 2018
Everything takes time. The mainstream financial world has always been deliberate (read that as slow) to adopt new investment paradigms into practice. While academia…
Is the season changing?
August 03, 2018
Is the season changing? It has been a remarkable streak since the recovery began after the financial crisis almost ten years ago when “growth”…
Are we talking about zero?
July 27, 2018
Are we talking about zero? Zero tariffs that is. In this week’s episode of the US versus the World trade saga, the US and European…
Europe is a dollar short
July 20, 2018
European equity markets are a dollar short this year. A US Dollar (USD) short to be specific. The STOXX 600 index (the European equivalent of…
It’s about the people.
June 22, 2018
It’s about the people. So much of our attention as investors centers on issues like trade or monetary policy which have real effects on economies…
Are financial markets flashing a red light to policy makers?
June 15, 2018
Are financial markets flashing a red light to policy makers? That is what an online broker and investors are wondering this week as two major…
Is it going to be a gusher?
June 09, 2018
Is it going to be a gusher? One of the expected outcomes of the tax cut legislation passed last year was that US corporations who…
Let’s get to work!
June 01, 2018
Let’s get to work! Friday’s employment report was stronger than expected with US payrolls increasing by an estimated 223,000 jobs in the month of May,…
(Kim Jong) Un Again, Off Again
May 26, 2018
This week saw quick reversals on the North Korean front as the anticipated summit was canceled as unexpectedly as it was set only to be…
Act now, supplies are running out!
May 22, 2018
Act now, supplies are running out! While you most often hear that phrase during a late night television commercial (if you are still watching network…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
May 22, 2018
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The old saying rings true not only for aesthetics, but also for whether people find an action…
May the Fourth be with you!
May 22, 2018
May the Fourth be with you! Unknown to many, today is unofficially celebrated as Star Wars Day in honor of the worldwide pop culture phenomenon…
Don’t call it a comeback!
May 01, 2018
“Don’t call it a comeback!” That classic line from the 1990 song Mama Said Knock You Out by American musician LL Cool J comes to…
Round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows!
April 16, 2018
Round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows! Watching the macro news flow, it certainly feels like a merry-go-round traveling a bit too…
It’s getting noisy in here.
April 06, 2018
It’s getting noisy in here. The beating drum of trade conflict gets louder as there is another day and another tariff. It seems the Trump…
The US government just took a bite out of the FANGs
April 06, 2018
The US government just took a bite out of the FANGs. Following the serious privacy concerns raised at Facebook, it is now squarely in the…
It’s the running of the bulls!
March 23, 2018
It’s the running of the bulls! No, not the one in Pamplona in July. This stampede happened on Wall Street this week as jitters took…
Where’s the beef?
March 23, 2018
Where’s the beef? Not many people in today’s markets may remember that catchphrase from a 1984 commercial for American fast food chain Wendy’s. The question…
Are we going to trade more than jabs?
March 09, 2018
Are we going to trade more than jabs? That is what the markets (and the world) are starting to wonder as this week the Trump…
Surprise! Earnings are good and valuations are better.
February 23, 2018
Surprise! Fourth quarter results have been reported by roughly 80% of the S&P 500 and so far they are good. With 412 companies reporting (as…
Were our fears inflated?
February 19, 2018
Were our fears inflated? Nothing like a little play on words to end the week. You might think we are referring to the equity market…
It’s my party and I will cry if I want to…
February 09, 2018
“It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want too…Cry if I want to….You would cry too if it happened to you!” You can almost…
Is it hot in here, or is it just the bond market?
February 05, 2018
Is it hot in here, or is it just the bond market? I remember a time when generating jobs was a good thing. Apparently, we…
Buy American!
January 26, 2018
Buy American! That is the message that President Trump and his economic team are broadcasting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week. …
Reading into the breakout a bit too much.
January 20, 2018
They are calling it a “breakout” which is hard to say with a straight-face in the context of still secularly low interest rates. That…
Resolving to be worth more than a Continental.
January 02, 2018
2017 has been a year of significant financial, political, social, and natural events too numerous to recount. These events caused us to witness both the…
Japan is Tankan, US employment looks good, and Saudis make headlines.
April 05, 2016
Confidence is “tanking” in Japan, The jobs report in the United States showed some good news, And the Saudis made headlines as Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave a basic outline of strategy as the kingdom moves forward with an initial public offering (IPO) of Aramco.