02|15|2017

German Greece

An international drama is beginning to unfold. Germany is struggling to hold on to a united European Union and Greece could be the beginning of the end… International Data...

02|07|2017

Unlocking Populism

After being a dead movement in the United States since the early 1900’s, Populism has surged back in a big way. What implications does it have for the markets?...

01|30|2017

20,000, A Paper Giant?

This past week the Dow Jones crossed 20,000 points for the first time ever! This historic event comes amid concerning data that could indicate we won’t be here long…...

01|24|2017

From Doves to Tweets

For several years now, markets have focused almost exclusively on the Chairperson of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB). In the last 3 months, we have seen an extreme shift...

01|18|2017

Dollar Conundrum

Markets were little changed over the last week as earnings got under way. Mid-week turbulence was barely noticeable as the markets pulled back gains from earlier highs. There was...

01|10|2017

Eurozone Resurgence?

Eurozone data is improving even with the activation of Article 50 looming in the first half of the year. What does this mean for the Eurozone outlook in 2017?...

01|03|2017

2016 Rear View Mirror

With 2016 behind us, there is plenty to look back on and plenty more to infer regarding 2017! The year started like a derailed train. Oil was sinking to...

12|20|2016

Over Promise, Under Deliver

Markets remained relatively flat across last week. Wednesday’s rate decision being the event of the year, came with lackluster fan fair from equity markets. The Federal Open Market Committee...

12|14|2016

2 Headwinds to Fear

In the last month, markets have strongly rallied. With valuations rising to all-time highs, what could bring the markets back to earth? Data from this last week supported additional...

11|29|2016

Housing vs Economy

Markets surged to all-time highs this past Friday. A surge that could be short lived… Economic data across much the week supported market performance. This also continued to firm...