Markets Take it on the Chin….
Markets Take It on the Chin Another crazy week in the markets! The major indexes are down 4 weeks in a row. Well, it’s August, Global growth appears to be slowing (at least temporarily), interest rates have moved significantly lower, and who really knows what is going on with our Trade War! This is a […]
China Deal Looking Illusive
China Deal Looking Illusive It certainly looks as of now, that a China deal prior to our upcoming 2020 US Presidential Election may not happen…the war just intensified with President Trump announcing a 10% tariff on the $300 Billion of remaining Chinese imports to begin September 1st. This domestic tax will apparently be directed […]
Major Earnings Week, but does it matter?!
Major Earnings Week, but does it matter?! 1/3 of the S&P 500 companies will report 2nd quarter earnings this week! Normally, this many earnings reports would sway markets one way or another. I don’t expect based on earnings reports alone that much movement will occur, but who knows!!! So far out of 79 S&P […]
The Fed, the Fed and the Fed
The Fed, the Fed and the Fed The Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock Index is approximately 2% from again reaching its all time high! Global economic growth has been slowing, the China Tariff issue does NOT appear to have any resolution coming in the short-term, Corporate America is at least temporarily becoming a bit […]
Mexico + China = Earnings Impact?
Mexico + China = Earnings Impact? Markets Last Week What really matters to the markets? Does the fact that we in the US are paying more for Chinese Goods matter? Does it matter that we apparently have a new agreement with Mexico? It all comes down to how these issues impact corporate […]
Sell in May, Go Away?
Sell in May, Go Away? Markets & Rates Dividends Are Good! The old adage, “Sell in May, Go Away” used to be in the news each year. From 1950 to 2013, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased a mere .3% on average from May through October. From November through April, the Dow Jones […]
Tariff Increase – Markets – A Rate Cut? – Iran
The stock market’s been melting higher, anticipating an end (or at least a temporary halt) to the China trade war. Well, last week the markets were a bit disappointed as the U.S. increased the current 10% tariff to 25% on $200 Billion of Chinese Imports. China immediately responded, not surprisingly, with a $60 Billion Tariff […]
