Following the election of Trump the stock markets soared, the US$ Index soared, interest rate yields rose then fell back, gold and the metals sold off...
Summer doldrums it seems have hit markets. Some indices were up and others down but never by very much. News was driven in the markets by...
US and global stock markets had been hurtling ever higher and valuations are near record. A correction was most likely overdue. The war of words and...
The jobs numbers were stellar, but were they as stellar as reported? As noted, the unemployment rate (U3) fell to 4.3% from 4.4%. However, it was...
The stock markets yawned. It was against this backdrop that the U.S. stock markets soared once again to new all-time highs.
And the stock market? Well, it burst out to new all-time highs with the Dow Jones Industrials (DJI), the Dow Jones Transportations (DJT), and the S&P...
The markets peaked early this week with the S&P 500 joining the Dow Jones Industrials (DJI) in making new all-time highs.
Oil prices dropped under $45 and gold and gold stocks withered as well. The major stock markets may have been rather boring this past week but...
It may be that the reversal in markets on Friday was merely a punctuation mark to what was a very volatile week. Stock markets were cautious...
Declining job growth could create a conundrum for the Federal Reserve. Most agree the Fed is likely to hike interest rates again in June. Naturally, the...