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...
08|29|2016
Jackson Hole
Last week was dictated by Jackson Hole. Low volume through-out the week persisted in anticipation of Janet Yellen speaking on Friday. Many hoped that the Federal Reserve Board (FRB)...
08|22|2016
Fed Up!
The market lost a negligible amount of ground last week. Federal Reserve posturing along with firming oil prices led the market headlines for the week. There was an interplay...
08|16|2016
The Rally Continues
Now 7 weeks’ old, this rally is showing its age. Can it continue to deliver weekly gains? Two weeks ago markets were mediocre until Friday’s jobs report offered enough...
08|10|2016
Jobs Deliver…
All week it seemed as though markets were waiting for something to happen. As if a big calamity or massive earnings were going to unfold… Nope, just jobs… The...
08|03|2016
FRB Slow Play…
[1] The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) met and did nothing as expected. Their phrasing increased the likelihood of a rate increase in September, so what now for markets? Nothing…...