5/10/19 Friday Premarket As I type the Dow future contract is pointing to a 90–pt decline at the open. Given the hike in tariffs

Per many of my latest blog posts, I’ve been guarded in my assessment of the market’s near-term probabilities. And while this week’s 2+% declines

Given all of the news, commentary and rhetoric around the China trade deal over the past 48 hours, I am now more convinced that

I’ve been noting of late what I view to be a dangerous degree of complacency among market players in certain circles. Now you’d think

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Premarket: U.S. equity futures are bouncing around a bit this morning; going from notably negative to flat, now moving lower once again. China’s media

While it’s good sport to profess that the U.S. jobs market suffers at the hands of outsourcing to technology and offshoring to cheaper foreign

Yesterday afternoon the Fed released its latest “Financial Stability Report“; its findings suggest that the Fed has some concerns over asset valuations and debt

5/6/19 Monday EVENING: Today saw a stellar rebound from a 470-point Dow plunge at the open. The plunge was entirely warranted based on Trump’s

After suffering a 600-pt decline the Dow rallied back to close down 470 points in today’s session. The late-day buying has carried through a