2023 started with forecasts of such a sharp economic slowdown the Federal Reserve would not only stop raising rates but would cut them before the end of the year. As consumers continue to spend money despite high inflation and high interest rates the forecasts have now shifted to no recession
We're starting the 2nd half of the year with a disjointed trading week. Monday is a half day and the markets are closed on Tuesday. This should give investors/speculators a chance to take a breath and assess the outlook for the rest of the year.
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It’s been a wild few years for investors in the stock market. We’ve seen big swings from fear (COVID outbreak in 2020 and interest rate hikes in 2022) to greed (‘meme’ stock idiocy in 2021 and ‘AI’ fueled euphoria in 2023). Throughout market history these cycles
At the end of May, some Christians were talking about how they are boycotting Target. This isn't the first time Christians have boycotted Target. Back in 2016 and again in 2018, there were boycotts because of Target's bathroom and fitting room policies changing – they announced that they were allowing transgenders
Last week I started the Musings with some quotes from some famous investment managers. The key takeaway from all of them was essentially, "stock prices reflect the feelings of the market at the current time not the underlying value of a company." Long-term, the true value always shakes out, but
