Trade talks were the center of attention at the beginning of the week, as they have been for a while. China was more adamant on continued talks before jumping into "Phase 1" of the trade [...]
Trade optimism, Markets rally…Are we on course for fresh highs?
A weak start led to a strong finish in US equity market this past week. The trade talks continued on Monday, there was much optimism built around the continued trade talks later in the week [...]
Economic Data falls in the US, chances of rate cuts increase.
Early week strength got flustered by volatility in the US equity markets last week. Due to economic data reporting weaker than expected fear was driven into the markets until the end of the week when [...]
Chinese companies endangered on US stock market! Trump at the center again…
A drop in equities this week comes from heavy news from headlines out of the US/China trade talks and Trump's escapades. Trump started off early in the week with his statement at the UN going [...]
The Fed Cuts rates by 25 basis points!
Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure was attacked last weekend which helped oil markets open outrageously higher, up nearly 15% on Monday. The US and Saudi Arabia quickly pointed fingers at Iran for being responsible for the [...]
Massive Central Bank events from the world this week.
Back near highs, equity markets in the US experience the grind higher this week on the back of the upside of the bottoming rates. Into the end of the week, bond yields rose near monthly [...]
The Doves have been let loose and metals are likely the asset of the year!
We near high yet again in US equity as Treasury yields have stalled near bottoms for the time being. The S&P 500 and other Us equity markets have crashed above the resistance of the range [...]
Trump to save the US market bubble from bursting?
The end of a four-week long losing streak came as trade talk optimism came to the markets. No real tangible news yet, however China and the US are still talking. Even though a new round [...]
Recent FOMC meeting minutes called for a 50 basis point cut in July!
To begin the week, treasury yields rebounded off previous weakness. While the news out of the PBOC over the weekend was to announce changes to the interest rate policy viewed as stimulative. This was a [...]
Yield curve inversion, is this the beginning of the recession?
What happened this week in the market? It was like an overflow of fear and global uncertainty. Interest rates plunged, yields inverted, trade news galore and chop fest in intraday price action. Volatility in the [...]
