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Analyzing U.S. Equity Market Peaks
10:18pm, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
The S&P 500 share index has gained around 50% from its March 23 low of 2237, although the sharpest appreciation was already realized by June.
World Markets Update: August 31, 2020
03:32pm, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
Six of eight indexes on our world watch list posted losses through August 31, 2020. The top performer is China's Shanghai with a gain of 11.33%.
Q3 2020 GDP Expectations, 'Average, Annual' Return, Bespoke's Rotation Risk, And Top 10 Holdings
10:51am, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
Dr. David Kelly said that he was expecting a 13%-15% Q3 '20 GDP growth rate, after the expected sharp collapse in Q2 '20.
Technically Speaking: Margin Debt Confirms Bull Market
08:38am, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
During the past couple of months, I discussed why the 35% decline in March was only a correction and not a bear market.
August/September 2020 Update
06:22am, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
The world still remains mired in a COVID-vaccine-is-coming holding pattern while the Federal Reserve and US Treasury continue to prop-up stocks, bonds, and hard assets with very low interest rate poli
What Could The Fed's New Policy Mean For Investors?
05:58am, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
Fed Chair Jay Powell announced a new inflation target policy that allows for inflation to rise moderately over its 2% target for a period of time.
Median Household Income In July 2020
05:13am, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
Political Calculations' initial estimate of median household income in July 2020 is $65,672, a decrease of 0.2% from June 2020's initial estimate of $65,778.
Rationalization: Low Rates Justify High Valuations
01:23am, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
The basic premise of the interest rate/valuation argument has its roots in the Fed Model, which states that when the earnings yield on stocks is higher than the Treasury yield, you invest in stocks, a
Fed's Inflation Memo Sparked A New Leg Of The Rally: Greer
12:21am, Wednesday, 02'nd Sep 2020
The Fed’s “inflation running hot” memo has created a pivotal point in the market rally, and the resulting asset price inflation is exactly what the Fed intended.
July Income And Consumption
01:55am, Tuesday, 01'st Sep 2020
Consumption is almost to the nadir of the Great Financial Crisis. We still have a long way to go.
COVID-19 Drives Record Write-Downs In 1H 2020
03:12pm, Monday, 31'st Aug 2020
Corporate managers appear to be using COVID-19 as a justification for writing down assets in unusually large amounts.
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: August 23, 2020
12:35pm, Monday, 31'st Aug 2020
8 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 7 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Taxable munis gain while MLPs lag.
Despite Noise, Breadth Still Bullish - Market Commentary August 27, 2020
04:53pm, Sunday, 30'th Aug 2020
Industry group trends expanding; sector-level trends still supportive. Lack of new highs can make strength difficult to sustain.
... But Valuations Remain Compelling
04:40pm, Sunday, 30'th Aug 2020
The signs of excesses are too much to ignore. Don't pick a top, but reduce downside exposure in equity index products.
The 1-Minute Market Report - August 28, 2020
03:55pm, Sunday, 30'th Aug 2020
The stock market is climbing a wall of worry. Earnings are improving, but they're based on lowered expectations.
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