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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – March 6

The global market narrative has been utterly hijacked by the seventh day of the U.S./Iran conflict. While Washington demands “unconditional surrender,” the energy markets are issuing a surrender of their own, to pure, unadulterated upward momentum. Crude oil prices surged … Continue reading

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Apple Turns 50

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 27

This commentary will necessarily be speculative. Trading this week will likely be dominated by the breakout of war with Iran. However, markets do not trade in the short-term on logic; they trade on positioning, leverage, and emotion, often in that … Continue reading

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Waiting On, err Dissing…………..GEICO

My auto insurance premium just leapt 64% at renewal. No accidents. No tickets. No DUI. No claims. Not even a dirty look at a stop sign. Apparently, the new underwriting model is: “Because we can.” Nothing says economic “victory” like … Continue reading

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S&P500 and Mag 7 Key Levels

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 13

Sorry, no commentary this week. Stay tuned!

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Is Trump’s Manufacturing Comeback Real?

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 6

The week ending February 6 was defined by rising internal stress beneath still-resilient headline equity levels, with sharp dispersion across asset classes and regions. U.S. equities experienced notable volatility, with the S&P 500 briefly touching record highs early in the … Continue reading

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Two Interesting Charts: Tariffs & Job Openings

Wells Fargo published a pair of charts this week that appear to tell very different stories. On the one hand, higher tariffs are being promoted as a catalyst for job creation. On the other, job openings continue to slide meaningfully. … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 30

Global markets ended the week with rising internal stress beneath still-resilient headline equity levels, setting up a fragile start to the new week. While U.S. equities held modest January gains, risk signals deteriorated meaningfully late in the week, culminating in … Continue reading

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