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The Markets Investors aren’t happy, but stocks are up. If you ever participated in a fantasy football league, you may have experienced a...

The Markets Brace yourself! The debt ceiling standoff continues. Consumers aren’t optimistic. The Consumer Sentiment Index fell to a...

The Markets The labor market just keeps growing…and growing… Last week, the April employment report for the United States arrived. It...

The Markets Get real! Despite more than a year of aggressive Federal Reserve rate increases, the United States economy is still growing,...

The Markets Better than expected. It’s earnings season – the time when publicly traded companies report on how profitable they were...

The Markets Keep your eye on the big picture. Last week, there was nothing too surprising in economic and financial news. Inflation...

The Markets Perhaps we should call this a pushmi-pullyu market. The first quarter of 2023 brought Dr. Dolittle’s pushmi-pullyu – the...

The Markets What’s your jam? When you think of fun, are you running an Arctic marathon? Biking to your favorite burger place? Gaming with...

The Markets Unknowns and uncertainty. Financial markets were volatile last week as investors parsed the risks around bank closures,...

The Markets Thrown for a loop. Early last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress the Fed is committed to bringing...

The Markets Sibling discord. Stocks and bonds are two of the better-known asset classes in the family of potential investments. Last...

The Markets Is it good news or bad news? The answer depends on your perspective. Last week, we learned that: Consumer sentiment is at its...

The Markets Brace for a bumpy ride. There were some unwelcome surprises in last week’s economic data that caused markets to reassess...

The Markets This time may be different...or it may not be. There has been a lot of speculation about how the Federal Reserve’s policies...

The Markets What do Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and the current economic expansion have in common? Author and humorist Twain was...

The Markets The vicious cycle of inflation. Last week, we learned that pay increases at central banks in many parts of the world won’t...

The Markets “It’s hard to be a contrarian for very long these days because the consensus seems to change so quickly,” opined Ed Yardeni...

The Markets Bullish or bearish? After last year’s geopolitical turmoil, economic malaise, and tumultuous stock market decline, many...

The Markets It’s being called the “Goldilocks” report. Last Friday, we learned that demand for workers in the United States remained...

The Markets It’s finally over. 2022 was a dismal year for financial markets. Major United States stock indices moved lower, trimming or...