Hope for a better day or happier outcome of any issue is a very human trait. It is common to hear of hope for a U.S. - China tariff resolution, soon. Between cultural issues and decades of precedent, ...
Week In Review – May 21 2019
Trump Tariffs Tag the Market… Again... In a repeat of a headline from last week, Trump’s tariffs – and Beijing’s retaliatory tariffs – sank the market by more than 600 points on Monday. What it ...
Fears of economic problems in Europe created investor fear here at home on Friday.
March 23rd: “Buy the Dip” investment process when used in late stage economic cycles has negative results 2/3rds of the time. More than 60% of stocks are below the 200 day moving average – not ...
We Talked About a Variety of Topics
March 16, 2019 Reviewed 10 year anniversary of the bottom of the last bear market John called from Chicago reporting the Stock Market Reality webinar was an eye opener. Human genetics are ...
Week In Review – May 14 2019
Trump Tariffs Tag the Market... President Trump tweeted that he intends to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and put tariffs on $325 billion in additional goods. He made good on the ...
Week In Review – May 7 2019
The U.S. Created 263,000 Jobs in April, Well Above the 190,000 Expected... The unemployment rate dipped 0.2%, falling to 3.6%, but the labor force participation rate also dropped 0.2%, from 63% to ...
Week In Review – April 29 2019
U.S. First-Quarter GDP Increased 3.2%, Pushed Higher By Net Exports and Inventories... The growth rate shot past expectations of 2.3%, but the markets aren’t trading higher on the news. What it ...
Week In Review – April 24 2019
U.S. Attorney General William Barr Released Redacted Version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Report… As Barr noted in a summary at the end of March, the report finds no evidence of collusion ...
Week In Review – April 16 2019
Minutes of Last Federal Reserve Meeting Show No Significant Changes Ahead… The detailed minutes revealed that most participants felt rates are consistent with the economy – for now. Some thought rates ...
Week In Review – April 8 2019
The U.S. Economy Created 196,000 Jobs in March... Friday’s report beat expectations of 175,000 and the unemployment rate steadied at 3.8%. What it means – This a nice comeback following February’s ...