If the stock market was a living creature, I picture it as a diabolical schemer who enjoys seeing as many people suffer as possible. One way he or she would do that would be to act like your friend, to give you gifts, and make your life seem easy. Then,
Whether sports, business, or war, the person designing the strategy is attempting to confuse their opponents to gain an edge. Sometimes the goal is to throw complete chaos at them. If they don't know what to expect, they will always be on their heels.
For most of modern US history
The stock market continues its stampede higher following the re-election of Donald Trump. The assumption is apparently everything will be awesome. I truly hope that is the case, but as I outlined the week after the election, there are several areas where I believe voters, investors, and the President-elect himself
“My confidence has grown that inflation is on a sustainable path back to 2%"
“The direction of travel is clear, and the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks."
"We do not seek or welcome further cooling in
You know what I haven’t heard about in a while? Crypto. When people hear you work in finance, you can get a pretty good gauge about where their mind is on the topic based on their own curiosities in your conversations with them. And for a
