Items of Interest Economic Overview Stubborn Inflation/The Fed’s Path Forward Immigration (HB1 Visa Debate) Policy Potential Energy Revolution Artificial Intelligence The Markets Going Forward Market Overview The fourth quarter of 2024 ended up strongly, with all four market indices advancing. The S&P 500 ended up 21% for 2024. Out of the twelve market sectors, [...]
Items of Interest Taking the Bull by the Horns Banking Consolidation (A Temporary Solution) The Strength of Corporate America Spending It All Inflation / Stagflation Policy at Work The Federal Reserve (For Better or Worse) The Commercial Real Estate Market The Markets Going Forward Market Overview The second quarter of 2023 ended in gains [...]
Items of Interest Banking (Is the Trouble Over?) Inflation Is Falling (Is It Fast Enough?) Energy In Decline The Federal Reserve (On A Razor’s Edge) Election Cycle (Trouble with China) The Strange Real Estate Market The Markets Going Forward Market Overview The first quarter of 2023 ended in mixed results, with the S&P 500 [...]
Items of Interest Energy Came in First ESG (Falling Out of Favor) The Rise and Fall of Crypto Inflation Federal Reserve (A Bumpy Landing) Another Recession? Midterm Election Results Housing Market Trouble 2022 in Review Looking Ahead to 2023 Market Overview The fourth quarter of 2022 was the only positive quarter of the year [...]
Items of Interest Energy is Still on Top Crypto (Unable to Rise) Update on Ukraine Inflation is Sticky Federal Reserve (Raising Too Late?) Recession or Depression Midterm Elections Consumers vs. Savers Housing Market Freeze Market Overview The third quarter of 2022 was a wild ride of a 12% gain followed by a 16.75% decline, [...]
Items of Interest Energy is Still on Top Crypto Collapse The Continued Fallout from Ukraine Inflation Staying Elevated Federal Reserve Inability Recession Economics of Roe vs. Wade Housing Market Trouble Market Overview The second quarter of 2022 was even more volatile than the first, ending in significant losses for the markets. All of the [...]
Items of Interest Internal Crash Energy Takes the Top Spot Once Again Growth VS. Value The War in Ukraine Reopening After Covid Inflation and the Federal Reserve Midterm Elections Economic Uncertainty Market Overview The first quarter of 2022 was extremely volatile and ended in losses for the financial markets. Nine out of the eleven [...]
Problems and opportunities today paint a questionable picture for the stock market for the rest of 2021. We simply hope the problems looming over the economy do not materialize.
Items of Interest Oil’s Acceleration Foreign Cyber Threats Covid-19 and Vaccinations Inflation Market Overview If you were looking at only the markets, the second quarter of 2021 was a stable, positive quarter. Eleven of the twelve major sectors of the U.S. stock market were up, with utilities being the only exception. However, the quarter [...]
