The Week Ahead | 2/19/2019
Global Spotlight Spanish Political Collapse. The Spanish government called an early general election for April 28 after the Socialist administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez failed to win support in parliament…
The Week Ahead | 2/11/2019
Global Spotlight Are Maduro’s Days Numbered? The United States is working with Brazil and Colombia to deliver humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan border. And on Feb. 13, Colombian President Ivan…
The Week Ahead | 1/28/2019
Global Spotlight The Great Powers Weigh in on Venezuela. The United States and several other states upped the ante in Venezuela’s tense political standoff between President Nicolas Maduro’s government and the…
The Week Ahead | 1/22/2019
Global Spotlight Stratfor.com A Resounding Brexit Defeat. Two events from last week highlighted the extent to which the UK Parliament is fragmented over Brexit. On Jan. 15, the House of…
The Week Ahead | 12/17/2018
Global Spotlight One Brexit Battle Down, Many More to Come. British Prime Minister Theresa May is now safe from her fellow Tories for at least one year after surviving a no-confidence…
The Week Ahead | 12/03/2018
Global Spotlight A Dinner Deal to Start Dealing? In a few short hours here on Dec. 1, we’ll know whether a crowded dinner table in Buenos Aires, Argentina, featuring U.S. President…
The Week Ahead | 11/26/2018
What signals a weak economy? Oil Prices? Earnings? Interest Rates? This week we have a big economic calendar and some equities will be slow to in the beginning due to…
The Week Ahead | 11/19/2018
Global Spotlight Now Comes the Hard Part. The European Union and the United Kingdom reached a Brexit agreement, but now British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing an imminent leadership challenge…
The Week Ahead | 11/12/2018
United States President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919 by saying, “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of…
The Week Ahead | 10/29/2018
The market had another horrible week. How Bad? Let’s count the ways. The Russell 2000 is down 12.5% in October; the Nasdaq Composite is down 10.9%; the S&P 500 is…
The Week Ahead | 10/22/2018
Global Spotlight Saudi Royal Pains. The White House is coordinating closely with embattled Saudi leaders in trying to contain the fallout from the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Tokyo and…
The Week Ahead | 10/15/2018
The market declined 4.1% last week. Wednesday saw the biggest one day drop since February. Volatility spike higher and remained high into Thursday and Friday. Will strong earnings and a…