11|14|2016

Trump Card

The election sent a shock wave through markets, both domestic and international, but not quite in the way expected… Over the prior weekend it was announced that the FBI...

11|08|2016

More of The Same?

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this last week and left rates unchanged. FOMC in-action was much expected, however they did set the table for a December rate...

10|31|2016

4 Currency Battles

Currencies have been on the move as of late. China, Europe, Japan, and many emerging economies have all seen their currencies fall in recent weeks. Notice that the US...

10|25|2016

A World Divided

Actions across the globe in the next two months could shape a distinctly divided global economy heading into 2017. US Housing Data showed a conflicted US housing market. Existing...

10|18|2016

Sneak Attack

The election is all anyone wants to talk about, but what if it is a non-event for markets? Last Week Tepid economic data in the US was contrasted by...

10|04|2016

Financial Crisis Repeat?

Markets were little changed last week. Much like the month of September, the lack of change for the week did not reflect the actual activity. The main drivers of...

09|26|2016

Fed Ripple Effect

This past week was focused on central bank meetings for the US and Japan. In the US, very few people believed the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) was going to...

09|20|2016

Volatility Shifts Gears!

With the summer doldrums behind us, September has come bursting onto the scene. From a week over week stand point markets were little changed, however, volatility day to day...

09|15|2016

Beginning of The End?

Last week was laced with Federal Reserve comments that were hawkish and economic data that would lead one to believe that a rate hike should not be eminent. Oh,...

09|07|2016

Rate Watch: Day 261

On December 16th, 2015 The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) raised rates for the first time since 2006. They also said they were going to raise rates 4 times in...