Merry Fedmas!
All the talking and conjecture may finally be coming to an end. Are we about to finally say good-bye to the multiple Quantitative Easings and the multi-year Zero Interest Rate Policy of Fed these past […]
Article, Did You Know, Michael Maehl
Investing in a Multi-Speed World
Here we are in the multi-speed investing world. Actually, I think you can make the case that the markets are always that way to some extent. It’s just that the central banks have added to […]
OPEC Thanksgiving 2.0
This coming Friday, the monthly jobs report will be watched closely regarding its potential effect on the Fed’s decision to raise rates. One other potentially newsworthy event coming up Friday is the semi-annual meeting of […]
Turkey day thoughts
The S&P 500 ended the week at 2089, its best week of the year – so far. The Dow closed at 17,283, which was unchanged for the year. The NASDAQ, up almost 8% year-to-date, finished […]
Retail sales report – have consumers stopped spending?
This past week, we had a number of flagship retailers report earnings which, to be polite, underwhelmed the hot money folks on Wall Street. For instance, Macy’s (M) cut its full-year sales and profit forecasts, […]
