Tag: u.s. economic data

By Greg Naylor November was an eventful month, as the U.S. elections upheld the status quo in the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.  Markets...

By Joshua Schroeder Here we go again.  The political ping pong in Washington has once again impeded any resolution leading to certainty regarding fiscal policy and...

By Greg Naylor October was an uneventful month for major economic news, although Superstorm Sandy closed the NYSE for two days.  This was the first...

By Greg Naylor September was an eventful month, as the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke announced another round of quantitative easing, commonly referred to as...

By Greg Naylor August was an uneventful month, as many market participants traditionally take vacation at the end of summer before school starts.  Although volume...

By Greg Naylor July was an eventful month, as the LIBOR* scandal made headlines, drought spread across America’s farmland, and Mario Draghi, the president of...

By Greg Naylor June was an eventful month, as the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, Euro-zone members announced movement toward greater unity, and oil markets experienced...

Earlier this week, I awoke to an email from a Costa Rican friend of mine who works for a large broker/investment bank in institutional...

By Joshua Schroeder The way financial markets digest and interpret economic information is truly fascinating. For instance, when sentiment is strong, almost every data release is...