Highlight at the end of the week was Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaking at the annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium. He was a bit hawkish so...
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...
Recession? What recession? That seems to be the cry today, as the soft landing scenario starts gaining favor. But, before getting our hopes up, let's not...
Despite Thursday's reversal day, the markets continue to rise, hinting at a Goldilocks economy. That said, the inverted yield curve is a concern; a recession typically...
The big news of this past week was the potential end of the grain deal between Russia/Ukraine. This sparked a jump in wheat and grain prices....
Our theme this week is bear markets. We cite BlackBerry as a prime example of a long bear market that is not yet finished. The rise...
The BOE and some others hiked interest rates this past week and the Fed is indicating that two more hikes could be on the way. The...
Too bad most of the market is still not following the trend of AI and high-tech stocks. And that includes the commodity stocks, especially energy, gold...
They are officially calling it a bull market as the S&P 500 joined the NASDAQ up 20% from the October 2022 lows. But divergences abound and...
The stock market rallied this week but many lag. Gold was up then tanked following the jobs report. Oil rebounded as OPEC meets this weekend. The...