While many people (including this writer) have been too quick to dismiss the “animal spirits” following the election of Donald Trump, something has been happening beneath the surface — economic growth has been accelerating. The Conference Board Leading Economic Indicators have shown a strong pick-up in recent months,
Today is the day half the country has looked forward to for 8 years, while the other half has been dreading for the past 2 1/2 months. We’ve all spent far too long guessing what the new President & Congress will mean for the economy & the
For at least 5 years I’ve heard bulls argue about the “cash on the sidelines” that will be there to support the market should it encounter any “hip checks” along the way to the goal. I just heard somebody talking about it over the
With so many people pricing in strong economic growth the critical issue will be how many of the pro-growth policies President Trump & the Republican Congress will be able to push through. With every year now seemingly an election year (I heard them talking about the 2018 mid-terms on CNN
Each year at this time we start seeing predictions for the coming year floating around. Following a strong finish to the year combined with overwhelming enthusiasm for a Republican led White House & Congress the expectations for 2017 are high. When emotions are strong it is best to do what
