In the days following the U.S. election in early November, investors got it in their head almost immediately that the outcome didn’t mean some newfound economic populism and trade wars, but traditional Republican supply side …
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I think it’s fair to say that most of the volatility (up and down) in global equity markets over the last twenty years has resulted from investment bubbles created, fueled and then mismanaged by easy monetary policies. That …
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In case you missed it, Caterpillar (CAT) was down 6.25% yesterday making a new 5 year low after pre-announcing results that were much worse than expected. CAT is now down 42% from its 2014 high: …
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For the better part of 2014, investors, strategists and the financial media were trying to spot risk asset bubbles ready to pop, created by the Fed’s unprecedented zero interest rate policy and relentless quantitative easing. …
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MorningWord 9/19/13: If you are feeling a tad used and abused by the Federal Reserve’s “communication” over the last few months as it relates to their plans to dial back bond purchases, don’t worry, misery …
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Hawkish, Dovish, Hawkish, Dovish……get ready people this is what is store for the next few months. A few weeks back I made the mistake of taking Fed Chairman Bernanke’s commentary about pulling back on bond …
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MorningWord 7/9/13: Get ready, because I have a little rant coming your way. Not because I have been wrong on the direction of the SPX since the bounce off of the June 24th intermediate term …
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