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Markets traded mixed last week as macro headwinds collided with high-stakes earnings. The S&P 500 slipped -2.36%, while the Nasdaq fell 2.17% in a volatile tech-led week. Most of that decline...
When markets decline—especially after long periods of sustained growth—the familiar advice resurfaces:
“Be patient. Stay invested. Ride it out.”
The rationale? The market tends to rise over time....
Over the past year, financial headlines have continued to flood investors with doomsday predictions about the US dollar. Whether it’s social media influencers waving “US dollar collapse” charts or...
December 2024 marked the second-to-last time there was a dissent by an FOMC voting member. The dissent, at the time, was a sole vote by Jefferey Schmid against cutting rates. The last dissent was...
Yesterday, we touched on the continued market bullishness, which seems unstoppable. However, one market area that has seen continued “bearishness” has been longer-duration bonds. Following the...
Construction of AI data centers can take anywhere from six months to multiple years to complete. Accordingly, they can’t build data centers quickly enough to keep up with the demand. Accordingly, we...
The S&P 500 closed the week at 6,388.64, notching another fresh record high and extending one of the longest weekly winning streaks in the past three years. This persistent rally has been fueled...
In July 2007, just before the financial crisis erupted, Citigroup) CEO Chuck Prince summed up Wall Street’s dangerous exuberance:
“When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be...
Japan and the US appear to have finalized a trade agreement that reduces the threatened 25% tariffs on Japan to 15%. Beyond the tariff rate, the deal has several important facets, including opening...
Imagine the dilemma of holding a large number of shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) with a massive unrealized profit. While, on the one hand, you have produced incredible returns, you also have an...