Inflation is tame, stocks rumble higher
Last week saw U.S. equity markets trade higher, with all three major indices gaining ground. Leadership was once again provided by Apple, which gained 2.7%. Google also rose 3.5% last […]
Economy
Q4 Earnings Focus on Financials
On Tuesday of last week, the international trade data for November was released and it was encouraging. As you likely remember, October’s initial reading was a better than expected $-47.2 […]
Wall Street slips on Middle East tensions, weak manufacturing data
Wall Street fell from a record high on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East, while a bigger-than-expected contraction in the U.S. […]
Dazzling Decade
Given the abbreviated trading week and the fact that it is year-end, look for volume to be light. International Trade in Goods data for November is released this morning. Econoday […]
Love Infrastructure, Heavy Construction for 2020: Kenny’s Commentary on Bloomberg (Radio)
December 20, 2019 — Peter Kenny, Founder of Strategic Board Solutions, making the calls on markets and tailwinds. Hosted by Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney. Running time 07:29 Play Video
Don’t blink now, potentially wild week ahead
Without question the headline economic news of this week and last week, and the news that will continue to resonate into year-end for investors, was the November Employment Report. It […]
Alfred E. Smith IV – Requiescat In Pace
Though an abbreviated week, last week’s economic calendar and equity market trading both provided a constructive framework for a continued trade higher in US equities into year-end. We began the […]
No to negative rates. Markets in a confirmed uptrend. Gobble, Gobble…
Last week, US equity markets managed to gracefully give back some recent weekly gains. The modest reset came as a result of several familiar variables, including a lack of visibility […]
Jerome Powell, FOMC Minutes and CPI
It has become abundantly clear that we have entered an era of ultra-low interest rates in much of the industrialized world. From Japan to Germany and much of Europe, negative […]
Oil Prices Jump After Attack in Saudi
Despite Friday’s mixed performances, US equity markets gained ground last week, while the Dow Industrials logged their 8th consecutive daily gain. Financials provided a constructive underpinning to the week as […]