03|03|2016
The Blind Bull
The market grew last week despite many reports of moderating economic activity. So why the growth? Most reports referenced light trade activity as why the market did not respond...
03|03|2016
Decisions by Indecision
Last week’s decision (or indecision) by OPEC to maintain current production rates for oil may just have been the alarm clock needed for many oil producing economies… OPEC’s inability...
03|03|2016
Oil’s Slippery Slope
Supply and demand. Global demand for oil has fallen, but more importantly supply is overwhelming demand. It is not often that we are faced with this problem, to this...
03|03|2016
P-A-T-I-E-N-T
The markets rebounded this week replenishing nearly all the losses associated with the previous two weeks. Oil prices remained subdued, so what caused the market rebound? Much like the...
03|03|2016
Week & Year in Review
Last week was fairly uneventful with markets experiencing light trade as Christmas split the week. Here is a review of last week’s data as well as a broad look...
03|03|2016
Fireworks or Fizzleworks
The New Year came with more of a whimper than a roar as December 31 market performance shaved performance off of the year. The S&P 500 finished the year...
03|03|2016
Oil… Again?
Oil, Oil, Oil… It impacts our economy in several ways. We will take a look at the benefits and problems associated with falling oil prices and its impact on...
03|03|2016
Global Schmobile
Over the last several years we have heard conflicting messages of ‘low for long’ and ‘upward pressure’ when it comes to interest rates. There are valid cases for either,...
03|03|2016
Deflation in Focus
And no, I am not talking about footballs! Looking across last week, much of the activity was either as the result of inflation/deflation concerns or will cause movement in...
03|03|2016
Are the Bears Coming?
The S&P 500 shed 2.77% last week[1] prompting the question of whether or not this was the onset of the next bearish swing in the market? U.S. Economic reports...