On your mark, get set, go?
Last week’s continuation of the US equity market reversal that has defined our post-Christmas rally has been most recently fueled by the shift in monetary policy outlook and guidance by […]
December’s Employment Report and Powell’s “patience” thread the needle
US equity futures trade higher in the overnight. Last Friday was a significant day for markets for obvious reasons (a monthly gain of +312K in the employment report), but also […]
The Data Doesn’t Point To An Impending Recession: Kenny (Bloomberg Radio)
Peter Kenny, founder of Strategic Board Solutions, on markets and his 2019 outlook Bloomberg running time 5:30. Hosted by Pimm Foxx and Lisa Ambramowicz.
Market Uncertainty Ushers in 2019
As is often the case with equity markets, (and life in general) when it rains it pours. The uninterrupted stream of negative headlines, both political and economic, that have rained […]
US equity markets in a Catch-22
The final FOMC meeting of 2018 takes place this week with investors looking for visibility into what monetary policy will look like in coming quarters. Perversely, equity markets are in […]
The Specter of Knightian Uncertainties
As is the case with nearly all equity market strategists, I usually look at markets through the lens of quantifiable knowledge -corporate earnings, economic data and modeling, and historical trends. […]
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks extend sell-off on growth and Brexit worries – Reuters
December 10, 2018 By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Dec 10 (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities stumbled on Monday, as losses in Europe and Asia extended to Wall Street […]
US equity markets post largest weekly gain of 2018, poised to move higher
My stubborn insistence, outlined in this note over the past month, that U.S. equity markets would ultimately stabilize and snap back from the most recent downtrend in the near term […]
The Bears have Thanksgiving, while the Bulls have Christmas
Last week’s Thanksgiving Holiday shortened trading week was nothing short of a disaster for bulls across several asset classes including equities, and energy markets. US equity markets have continued to […]
“When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?” Michel de Montaigne
Veteran’s Day: Dad died on November 2, 2000. Requiescat in pace. At the age of 19, he was a member of the 390th Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force, […]