Tag: interest rates
Clarity Or Confusion: Calling Out Federal Reserve Policy
Clarity or Confusion
“Are you kidding? Are you kidding? No one knows what you’re doing.” - Economist John Taylor in response to William Dudley’s (President...
Federal Reserve Continues To Normalize Monetary Policy
The FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) raised the Fed Funds rate by another 25 basis points on Wednesday June 14, the second such rate...
Stock Market Update: Here Comes The Federal Reserve
S&P 500 Trading Outlook (2-3 Days): Bullish
Yesterday's push helped the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) make new all-time highs and a move up to 2450-2 looks...
Inflation Pressure? Here’s What The Market Is Saying
As the economy shows signs of life, and the Federal Reserve hints at raising interest rates, market participants continue to debate whether or not inflation is,...
Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Matter Until They Do…
Well it looks like the Fed's rate hiking cycle is finally underway in earnest this time, with the March hike making the chart of...
Market Update: Federal Reserve Signals March Rate Hike
The S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) rallied for the sixth week in a row and the Dow Industrials crossed the 21000 level for the first...
A Sweet Spot For Interest Rate Hikes And The S&P 500
This chart comes from the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes in which I talked about why another Federal Reserve rate hike is...
Global Markets Update: The Fed, Politics, And Red-Hot Stocks
The financial markets started the year off on a positive note. Although the US Dollar (CURRENCY:USD) has pulled back a bit in 2017, it...
US Economy Isn’t Turning Japanese Just Yet: Here’s Why
The US 10 year treasury yield (INDEXCBOE:TNX) has been moving sharply higher as of late and getting a great deal of attention from both...
Investor Optimism Spreads From Stocks To US Economy
The Dow Jones Industrials (INDEXDJX:.DJI) gained more than 3.0% last week and the Dow Transports hit a record high creating the backdrop for an...
