As I continue to stress herein, our presently cautious stance stems from our assessment of conditions, both technically (the market/asset class trends) and fundamentally

Also from Alan Greenspan’s latest work: “America laid the foundations of a liberal trading regime by slashing tariffs on dutiable imports from an average

While I suspect that all of my readers will nod approvingly as they read the first paragraph below taken from Alan Greenspan’s 2018 book

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As you’ve noticed, we’re not entirely constructive on the stock market these days.  Our concerns over what has been an on the surface deteriorating

9/22/19 Sunday Friday saw equities sell off right into the close on news that China’s trade negotiators cut their trip short and headed back

Dow’s down triple-digits on the following: “CHINA DELEGATION CANCELS US FARM VISIT TO MONTANA – AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS TO RETURN TO CHINA SOONER THAN EXPECTED”

I’m with Fed Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren (he dissented yesterday) on the risks of cutting interest rates in a tight labor market/low

As the Nasdaq 100 futures one-minute chart (below) ticks along on the computer screen to my left this morning, I’m reminded of the following

Not the tone we’re looking for: “Both China and the US should cherish the current talks. Many US officials easily misread China’s goodwill, think