Monthly Archives: March 2018

Week In Review – March 9

There is not much to say about last week except the Goldilocks employment number on Friday, which Trumped and thumped all bearishness and the market bears.   The Trump Tariffs were watered down, and trade diversion to Mexico and Canada will … Continue reading

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Sector ETF Performance – March 9

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Global Risk Monitor – March 9

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Major Stock Index Recovery Percentages

Today’s big rally on the back of the Goldilocks employment report, i.e, strong jobs growth and moderate wage pressures, took the Nasdaq, with its 45 percent tech weighting,  to an all-time high.  Not the overall market, however, as the NYSE … Continue reading

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As We Were Saying…

…yesterday on politics driving the tariff  “proclamation.” It is All Politics Note, today’s announcement on tariffs was a proclamation, not even a legal document.   Only words, and we know, for certainty, with this president, words can mean whatever he wants … Continue reading

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Why ‘Deaths of Despair’ May Be a Warning Sign for America

I do worry about a world where the rich get to write the rules which the rest of us have to obey……We might be on the edge of a precipice. – Angus Deaton  Must view.  Confirms our view of a … Continue reading

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The Good Old Days

My old stomping grounds just on left – 60 Broad.  Goldie down the street on right at 90 handle Broad Street. https://twitter.com/historyinpix/status/971303696566030339  

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Now This Will Be Interesting….

Think “disarm” is the key, which is missing. Thank goodness they’re talking, however, but not going to get lathered up just yet. Didn’t the special envoy,  Jimmy Carter,  meet with the father in 2010? EXCLUSIVE Sr US official tells me S … Continue reading

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Every Little Thing They Do On Trade Is Tragic

And Half Baked. Every little thing they do on trade is tragic Everything they do is wrong Even though the politics are more dramatic Now I know trade diversion in steel is on — paraphrasing Sting’s, Every Little Thing She … Continue reading

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This Day In Market History: 1936

This Day In Market History: 1936: Hitler's first aggression https://t.co/yNuO3CbBIZ via @Benzinga pic.twitter.com/Taj0tPxiBV — Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) March 7, 2018

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