Week Ending July 22nd, 2022 Weaker economic conditions elevated investor fears… Last week we saw a rally in the treasury market. What does it mean – Investors are fearful as signs of a recession are starting to confirm we may already be there and coupled with rising inflation the Fed may push us over the […]
Week Ending July 8th, 2022 Nonfarm payrolls… Increased 372,000 in June. beating the consensus expected 265,000. What does it mean – Overall, good news and really strong numbers for the economy. Payroll gains grew by 539,000 per month in Q1 and 375,000 per month in Q2. The big issue is the participation levels continue to […]
Week Ending July 1st, 2022 Who’s business is it?… Since the beginning of COVID, the shutting down of our economy by government mandates at multiple levels gave in to big government and big business and we gave up a bit of our freedom for the perception of safety. Fortunately, even big business is now speaking […]
Week Ending June 17th, 2022 Excuse the movie titles. It is the first time I have been to a theater since COVID and yes, Top Gun was awesome!!! Buzz Light Year, I mean Inflation… To infinity and beyond. Both bad for business. Ask Disney. Inflation is now pricing the average family out of the parks. […]
Week Ending June 3rd, 2022 Economy Created 390,000 new jobs… Better than expected but growth rate continues to slow. What does it mean – Unemployment up from 3.5% to 3.6%. Yet there are still over 10 million less Americans working today than pre shutdown. If you want a job, you can get one… Job Opening […]
Week Ending May 27th, 2022 New Zealand hands out money to fight inflation… Did the leaders of New Zealand ever wonder what caused inflation? What does it mean – When career politicians and government bureacrats who so desperately want to keep power and yet have never run anything in their life but their mouths are […]