Following August 1971, volatility in banking stocks increased greatly. This banking index found itself below its BEV -40% line frequently. At the bottom of the sub-prime...
In 1938 dollar terms, the investment in the Dow Jones still lost money, but not enough to crimp the lifestyle of a 1938 millionaire who somehow...
Reaching the debt ceiling does not automatically trigger a default on U.S. debt as the Treasury can still use funds from the Treasury General Account (TGA)...
The FOMC had never tightened their “monetary policy” by more than 1% above the yield for the long T-bond. The fourteen in the 1.00 row are...
One current trend supporting the stock market; bond yields and interest rates have come down nicely since they peaked last October and November. Looking at the...
The stock market rally continues. However, we warn this is a bear market rally even as we could return to the 2022 high. Big week ahead...
Since December, the Dow Jones has remained above 32,500, making this an important line of support. If it can’t break above and stay above 34,250, the...
It was a shortened Thanksgiving week so it was no surprise that markets were for the most part lethargic this past week. Stock markets added to...
The Bank of Canada (BofC) surprised with only a 50 bp hike in interest rates. Are they worried about the impact on the economy and employment?...
Markets don’t like being oversold. So, I expect we may see a bounce in the Dow Jones in the coming weeks. But, should we actually see a bounce...