by NovemAdmin | Oct 28, 2025 | commentary
THE MARKETS Stock markets celebrated, but bond markets were cautious. Last week, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that inflation for September was lower than economists had anticipated. Both headline and core inflation (the latter excludes volatile food and...
by NovemAdmin | Oct 21, 2025 | commentary
THE MARKETS Emotions were running high in financial markets. You may recall the week before last ended with the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index falling more than two percent after a flare-up in the trade war between the United States and China. It marked...
by NovemAdmin | Oct 14, 2025 | commentary
THE MARKETS Filling the data void. Ancient Greek Philosopher Aristotle theorized that nature abhors a void and fills it. Anyone who has ever cleared a garden patch and delayed planting understands the idea. Before long, the empty ground is teeming with opportunistic...
by NovemAdmin | Oct 8, 2025 | commentary
THE MARKETS It was a stellar quarter for investors. The last three months have delivered stock market gains amid signs the economy might not be doing as well as previously thought. Here’s what we saw: Stock markets advanced Solid corporate earnings growth, enthusiasm...
by NovemAdmin | Oct 3, 2025 | commentary
THE MARKETS The economy is all right. Last week, revised economic figures showed the United States economy grew faster from April through June than previously thought. The upward revision was primarily due to a revised estimate for consumer spending over the period,...
