Both the bearish and bullish cases for the stock market currently boil down to how the economy responds to the tectonic monetary…
Sure, Covid caused many workers to leave the workforce owing to health concerns or for caregiving purposes. But it’s not the…
The Q3 earnings reporting season will get most of the attention this week from equity investors. Fortunately, we all get a break…
The S&P 500 rallied 2.37% to 3,752.75 on Friday as the 2-year US Treasury note yield fell…
Halloween has come early to the US Treasury securities market. Fed officials have been scrambling in recent days to scare investors almost…
The members of the FOMC ("Federal Open Mouth Committee") continue to sink prices in the fixed-income markets. The 2-year Treasury…
In Tuesday's QuickTakes, we observed that since 1928, the S&P 500 fell 1.1% on average during September,…
Fed officials have described the housing downturn as a "correction." For example, in an October 6 speech, Fed Governor Christopher…
The Bull-Bear Ratio was below 1.00 for the fifth successive week this week, edging up to 0.78 after falling steadily…
Since 1928, the S&P 500 fell 1.1% on average during September, by far the worst performance of any month.…
The S&P had another good day today following relatively upbeat reports from the banks about their business. The two largest…
More persistently pernicious inflation than expected is at the root of the financial market’s bearish sentiment. Revenues, profit margins, and earnings…
