03|04|2016
Ebb and Flow…
As I’ve watched the markets ebb more than flow over the last week the head winds that tend to look so mild during good times have started to mount. ...
03|04|2016
Syria, China, and Japan… What about the U.S.???
In a week that brought diplomatic resolutions to the situation in Syria and great economic data out of China and Japan, the U.S. markets rallied while it had very...
03|04|2016
The week that wasn’t…
Many things happened this week; the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delayed tapering, existing home sales rose to a recovery high, we saw Gold, Equities, and bonds rise in...
03|04|2016
Gov’t shutdown in a capitalist society, why are we worried?
I’ll tell you why we’re worried, a 4 week government shutdown is estimated to cost us nearly 1.5% in 4th quarter GDP. A GDP that has already been hit...
03|04|2016
“Dear Washington, Please learn from history!”
In August of 2011 Washington allowed the Debt Ceiling to rise, but under much duress. It was felt they didn’t increase it enough, they waited too long, and the...
03|04|2016
Poli-nomics… At least that’s how it feels!
Lately I have felt like a political commentator as opposed to discussing the market’s activities; however it is necessary given the impact both the government shutdown and the debt...
03|04|2016
Total cost to the economy: $24,000,000,000.00
Sometimes it helps to see the zero’s that have been ripped out of our economy… The Government shutdown has come to an end, but it didn’t come without a...
03|04|2016
Weak data / Strong market… Head scratcher?
Weaker than anticipated jobs data led to a rally in equities, bonds, and gold as many believe the weak data should delay the Federal Reserve’s tapering of their current...
03|04|2016
Speculation over Fed policy dominates the week
Speculation over Federal Reserve Board (FRB) policy has dominated market activity much as the Red Sox dominated Cardinal pitching… I had to get that out of my system, on...
03|04|2016
Hiring = up, GDP = up, Markets… not so much
During the week ending 11/8/13 we saw some very positive data released and it received mixed reviews from the market. That being said who cares when they taper! Obviously...