Tag: interest rates
Bond Weary: A Historical Look At Interest Rates And Market Implications
S&P 500 Bulls and Bond Bears Pin Hopes to 1946
Interest rates follow very long term cycles. Above highlights a 35 year (1946-1981) bond market–but unlike our...
Treasury Bond Yields Gone Wild: Is The Inflation Trade On?
The past few weeks have flipped the script on the treasury bond market, as bond yields (interest rates) have soared higher. Are market participants...
Is The Copper Rally Trying To Tell Investors Something?
Copper prices have been surging in November. But despite the sharp rally, Doc Copper isn't getting the attention it deserves.
That may be for a...
Donald Trump’s Victory & The Fall Of The Middle Class
The Inconvenient Truth behind Donald Trump’s Victory
Following the BREXIT vote in late June and passionate support for the Bernie Sanders campaign, the Presidential election...
Is A Federal Reserve Rate Hike A Lower Risk Today?
Key Takeaway: With the economy continuing to make slow progress and stock market volatility already rising, a surprise Federal Reserve rate hike today could help...
Understanding Asset Volatility: Diversify At Your Own Risk
In “What Me Worry” I noted that the closely watched VIX equity volatility index (INDEXCBOE:VIX) was at a level of investor complacency rarely seen....
Federal Reserve To Hike Interest Rates? Watch Friday’s Jobs Report
The equity markets declined last week, with the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) falling 0.7%. The selling was triggered by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen boosting...
Economy And Interest Rates: Stocks Get Best Of Both Worlds
The equity markets traded higher for the third week in a row, as the stock market rally continued in earnest last week. The Dow...
TLT Price Target In View As Treasury Bonds Stretched
US Treasury bonds continue to move higher to the amazement of many. In my latest post on the 20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT),...
Are Federal Reserve Rate Hikes On Hold For Summer?
In Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's testimony before Congress last week we heard more of the same. Last week she basically confirmed that the economy is continuing...
