07|25|2016
Rally, Week 4!
The post Brexit market rally continued this last week even in the face of a failed Turkish coup that has now resulted in a state of emergency. US Data...
07|11|2016
European Recession?
US markets advanced last week while the European outlook has continued to deteriorate. Jobs Report The June jobs report was much stronger than expected. The May report which...
07|06|2016
What Brexit???
A week ago the sky was falling as England left the European Union (EU), markets bled out 3.6%, the ¥ fell below 100. It is amazing how much changes...
06|29|2016
Brexit Toll
Markets anticipated the British referendum to result in a ‘stay’ vote and were caught off guard; causing a strong sell off Friday. What does it mean for the long-term?...
06|21|2016
Head for the Brexit
The week saw a wild ride landing about 1% lower than the week before. Most of the turbulence came from England’s impending referendum on Brexit… For most of the...
06|13|2016
Jobs Report Hangover
Typically, a hangover is a bad thing, but given the soft Jobs report from a week ago this hangover has been a win-fall for markets! US Data Federal Reserve...
06|06|2016
Best Laid Plans
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) has been working hard for 2 weeks to make sure the markets expect a June rate hike. That may have all come...
05|31|2016
Selling The Fed
Strong US Real Estate Data was one of several pieces supporting market advances last week. So much so, that hawkish Federal Reserve committee comments didn’t dampen demand. US Data...
05|23|2016
Fear The Fed
Market data was great this last week, with strong housing data, improved industrial production, and softening core inflation data. By the way, the Federal Reserve decided to screw everything...
05|17|2016
Unlucky Friday
Friday the 13th… often marred by the stigma of being an unlucky day. Holding to form, this past Friday markets shed 1%. The question should be, was the down-turn...