07|03|2018
Low For… Ever? | June 29, 2018
The mantra for the last decade has been ‘low for long’. Is it possible that we could be looking at ‘Low For… ever?’ Here is some background on ‘Low...
06|26|2018
Attack of the Tariff! | June 22, 2018
The week started as it ended the prior Friday. Attack of the tariff from every angle! What could tariffs mean for growth during the second half of the year?...
06|18|2018
Central Bank Week | June 15, 2018
While the Singapore Summit garnished headlines, central banks across the globes moved Markets! The Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) reported the results of their two-day meeting on Wednesday. They increased...
06|12|2018
Cutting Through the Noise | June 8, 2018
With several geo-political concerns of late, it is difficult for markets to cut through the noise. They found a way last week, hopefully that continues! Tensions mounted and not...
06|05|2018
Course Correction | June 1, 2018
The S&P 500 gained 13.29 points, or 0.5% last week. Was this a course correction, or a false positive? There were several points during the week where the expectation...
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|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|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|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|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...