Every country in the world has handled the recent pandemic in different ways. One can even say every state in the U.S. has handled it differently. As a whole, as witnessed by the resurgence and resilience of our economic markets, the U.S. has handled it better than most. The effect of those efforts, most likely higher taxes and inflation, has …
Macro Overview – June 2019
The “firehose” of information available nowadays makes it difficult to focus on what topics are really affecting the market. Here is a good summary of this month’s most important issues. The ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China escalated in May as the U.S. signaled that it had not finalized a deal yet with China. The lack of a …
Macro Overview – June 2018
Here are a few bullet points that are creating both fear and hope in our current markets. It’s also worth noting that the very same economic scenario that creates fear and uncertainty today can be a cause of hope and fiscal strength tomorrow. No wonder analysts have such a difficult time predicting the direction of the markets. Renewed fears of …