05|30|2018

Market Thoughts | Reverse Course | May 25, 2018

Oil, Rates, and Europe have all reversed course this last week. What were the catalysts, and should we be concerned? The US backed away recently from the Iran deal....

05|29|2018

Leading Indicator Watch | May 25, 2018

Ahead of Market Thoughts this week, here are some economic indicators that caught my eye.  Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity and how they are impacting the markets.  

05|21|2018

Inverse Indicators | May 18, 2018

Two main indicators of future market activity were conflicting this past week. Which indicator should we listen to? Oil prices rose during the week to $72.15 and eventually settled...

05|21|2018

Leading Indicator Watch | May 18, 2018

As I write Market Thoughts this week, here are some economic indicators that caught my attention.  Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity and how they are impacting the...

05|15|2018

Oil, Oil, and Oil | May 11, 2018

Last week, saw a rise in S&P 500 performance. Will recent momentum evaporate as we move away from earnings season? 1st quarter earnings are projected to increase approximately 24.9%,...

05|14|2018

Leading Indicator Watch | May 11, 2018

Before I publish Market Thoughts this week, here are some economic indicators that caught my eye.  Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity and how they are impacting the...

05|08|2018

Unemployment or Inflation? | May 4, 2018

Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash For much of the last decade the focus has been squarely on unemployment and this past Friday was no different… Or was it? Unemployment was released this...

05|07|2018

Leading Indicator Watch | May 4, 2018

Ahead of Market Thoughts this week, here are the economic indicators that caught my eye.  Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity and how they are impacting the...

05|01|2018

The Hole in the Boat… | April 27, 2018

‘Cut taxes’ they said, ‘it will be fun’ they said, nobody told them it could crash the bond market… Tax reform is providing us some much-needed respite from the...

04|30|2018

Leading Indicator Watch | April 27, 2018

As I write Market Thoughts this week, here are some economic indicators that caught my attention.   Click here to view the latest insights on economic activity and how they are impacting the...