The Week Ahead | 8/22/2022
Caution: Don’t Be Fooled By The Stock Market • We are concerned about the direction that company earnings will take. We’re seeing a shift in consumer spending and a stalling…
The Week Ahead | 8/15/2022
The best news the US economy has seen in a long time came from June’s inflation statistics. Both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Indexes (PPI) recorded better-than-expected…
The Week Ahead | 8/8/2022
Despite some encouraging signs, the economy is still not humming. The unemployment rate remains close to a 50-year low, but the Treasury yield curve is inverted and Federal Reserve officials…
The Week Ahead | 8/1/2022
The month of July has been a splendid month for investors. The fed funds futures market is pricing in another 100 basis points of rate hikes for the remainder of…
The Week Ahead | 7/25/2022
The first half of 2022 was the worst first half of a year for the S&P 500 since 1970! There were a lot of factors contributing to that dour start.…
The Week Ahead | 7/18/2022
The Hot Zone There is a light economic calendar this week, but guess what, it is earning season again. Global Spotlight Italy’s political crisis continues. Prime Minister Mario Draghi will address…
The Week Ahead | 07/11/2022
The Hot Zones this Week Each week there are zones where trading can get wild. I call these the hot zones. These economic announcements will be before the market opens…
The Week Ahead | 6/13/2022
The Hot Zones this Week Each week there are zones where trading can get wild. I call these the hot zones. Tuesday – PPI and Core PPI Wednesday – Retail…
The Week Ahead | 5/31/2022
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight EU to discuss sanctions on Russia. The leaders of the 26 EU member states will hold a summit on May 30-31…
The Week Ahead | 05/23/2022
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight Biden’s Asia-Pacific trip continues. U.S. President Joe Biden will arrive May 24 in Japan, where he is expected to provide details…
The Week Ahead | 05/16/2022
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight Finland and Sweden announce their decisions on NATO. After weeks of statements in favor of NATO accession, the governments of Finland…
The Week Ahead | 5/9/2022
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight Election day in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian island country will select a new president, vice president, 12 senators, 300 lower…