The Federal Reserve made a major pivot last week in their policy. After declaring 'mission accomplished' in their inflation fight, the Fed almost immediately shifted to stimulation mode over growth concerns and a slowdown in the labor market. As we stated in our most recent economic update, yes growth is
This week the Federal Reserve is expected to do what they first hinted at 11 months ago – to cut interest rates. They have already declared "mission accomplished" in their inflation fight. The market is programmed to initially celebrate any sign of Fed policy easing. On paper it makes sense. If
Last month, we studied the first two chapters of Esther. These chapters set the scene of the rest of the book, where we learned of King Xerxes and saw Esther crowned queen. This month, it's going to get more intense as there is a plot to kill all of Esther's
A year ago, the stock market was in the midst of a 10% correction over fears the economic data was too strong, which meant the Fed was going to continue in their inflation fight. The sell-off started when the Fed hiked rates after a one meeting pause. The sell-off didn't
Long weekends are a good time to relax, reflect, and plan. Historically the end of Labor Day weekend also marked the time the 'head honchos' from Wall Street returned to the office with fresh ideas and some big portfolio adjustments to make. With everyone able to work remotely now, I'm
