In last week’s issue, I told you that the action in markets had been driven largely by the Fed decision, and lack of any “hawkish” surprise in markets. This week stocks built on that generally bullish mood, but that definitely doesn’t tell the whole story. In fact, this was one of those weeks where exogenous […]

I’ve been covering the markets for a very long time. In fact, it has been about four decades since I started in this business. Yet despite that much time having gone past, every week I get a sense of surprise over what has happened — and what the causes are of the back and forth

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All eyes were on the Fed this week, and if you’re a bull, Janet Yellen and company didn’t disappoint. The FOMC opted to leave interest rates unchanged, as was widely expected, although the possibility of a “surprise” hike had kept at least some of the smart money on the sidelines early in the week. In […]

No Fed Surprise Gives Stocks a Boost ETF Talk: Featuring an Effective Investment in Emerging Markets Fear of a Bond Bubble Madison on Power The big news event this week came from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and her band of central bankers, who opted to leave interest rates alone, as was widely expected. The Federal

In a not-so-surprising decision, the Fed is holding off on a rate hike for now. Once again not wanting to surprise the markets, the Fed has gone from possibly raising rates four times this year to only having one chance left in December. This has not changed the market’s position in terms of price. We […]

This week’s action in the equity markets showed us that volatility is back on Wall Street. In fact, leading up to last Friday’s big market move, you may have thought that volatility had died a silent and innocuous death. After all, stocks had gone through a period of 54 days without a single trading session […]

The Bond Market Bubble That Everyone Fears ETF Talk: Huge Emerging Markets Fund Offers Diversification On Knowing Yourself, and Your Enemy When it comes to talk of a market “bubble,” it’s not equities that are the real worry among the smart money. Sure, stocks in the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite all are trading

After one of the longest stretches without a move of 1% or more, we have now seen three days in row with a 1%+ change. Have we seen the return of volatility?  We believe we have, and moreover, that it will stay with us for the weeks ahead.  With the addition of the VIX October