Officially the economy grew at a 4.3% rate in the 3rd quarter and by some estimates may (officially) grow at a 5.3% rate in the 4th quarter. You would think we'd see all of the leading economic indicators humming along, but other than stock prices and the money
Here we go again, time for the 7th year of the Monday Morning Musings (MMM). For newer readers, this was started in early 2020 as this odd virus from China started to hit our borders. With it, market volatility jumped, news alerts were hitting all of our phones multiple times
2025 started with optimism that was quickly put to the test as President Trump announced a series of strong tariffs ahead of his April “Liberation Day” announcement. As stocks plummeted, the President reversed coarse, just before the S&P 500 hit “bear market” territory of
If you read last week’s headlines, you’d think the economy just chugged an energy drink and sprinted to 4.3% growth. Sounds great—finally, something going up that isn’t the price of eggs or your morning latte, right? (Seriously, when did coffee become a luxury item?) But
The Federal Reserve often says they are "data dependent". This often leads to confusion and hyper-focus on every data release as the market speculates what it means for the next Fed meeting. Most of November saw a drop in stock prices after the Fed pushed back on the thought of
