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Feb 23 2015The American Economy Is On A Roll
America’s economy is on a roll. Don’t believe me, take a moment to read the Roar Eagle Roar issue of Bloomberg, including the article, America The Relatively Beautiful CLICK HERE. Among other things the article states, “The U.S. economy has generated jobs at a pace of a quarter million per month over the past year”, Read more ➝
Feb 23 2015Fed Considers Rate Hike, Minutes ShowMinutes from the most recent Federal Reserve Open Market committee meeting indicate that policymakers are optimistic about the economy but are concerned about a premature departure from their accommodative monetary out of fear that doing so might stifle the economy’s current growth trajectory. With regard to monetary policy their minutes state, “In their discussion of Read more ➝
Feb 7 2015Strong jobs report shows wage growthToday, the Los Angels Times reported that “Employers added 257,000 net new jobs in January as hourly earnings increased’. I expect that this information, along with low energy prices, rising housing prices and extremely low interest rates will likely be the catalyst for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors to begin raising the discount rate Read more ➝
Jan 29 2015ECB Stimulus exceeds forecastsThe European Central Bank announced a monetary stimulus package that exceeded most economist’ expectations and may be just what the doctor ordered to bring life back to the European Union’s economy. The Los Angeles Times reported (CLICK HERE to view article) that the ECB will enter into a bond buying program through September of 2016 Read more ➝
Jan 16 2015Deflation Fears Likely OverdoneIn the January 11, 2015 issue of the Los Angeles Times, Tom Petruno examines Wall Street’s latest “Worry Du Jour”, Deflation and provides ample evidence that deflationary fears are likely overdone. Although it is true that energy prices have recently fallen dramatically, healthcare and food costs have not followed. Also, lower energy prices are usually Read more ➝
Jan 9 2015This Era of Low-Cost Oil Is DifferentIn a recent LinkedIn post, Mohamaed El-Erian, Chair, Investment Advisory Committee at Microsoft, makes the case for lower oil prices for some time to come–the political and economic consequences of which could be dramatic. CLICK HERE to view his post.
Dec 16 2014Falling Oil Prices Are A Good Thing. Right?As the price of Oil continues its decline, the equity markets continue to grapple with the effect that this will have on corporate earnings for the broad markets. As a recent Bloomberg article (CLICK HERE) points out the answer is not clear. Although consumers and manufactures will definitely benefit from lower prices, energy companies will Read more ➝
Dec 13 2014Stocks tumble with drop in oilU.S. Stock markets dropped significantly on Friday as investors tried to assess what effect dropping oil prices and slow growth in Europe will have on the economy and if now is the right time to take profits for what is turning out to be a fairly strong fourth quarter. Although lower oil prices will certainly Read more ➝
Dec 5 2014Promising jobs report suggests Americans’ earnings are rising againToday’s online edition of the Los Angeles Times reported significant US job growth for the month of November, exceeding analyst expectations by over 100,000 jobs. In addition to strong job growth, the article also reported an increase in earnings–a welcome sign for many who have not seen wage growth for quite some time. For a Read more ➝
