Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave her much anticipated comments on the potential for coming Federal Funds rate hikes. As usual the speech was subject to intense forensic interpretation. At first the conclusion was Dovish – no chance for a September rate hike. Upon further review, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer and…
Our recent reports have worried about “short term” stock market froth in August as indicated by option trader sentiment showing relatively heavy Call buying. The additional anxiety over the contrasting US presidential candidates may also send investors and business deals to the sidelines making the fear of lower stocks and…
Millennials are not lazy, but actually represent a very innovative and connected cloud oriented phase of our new world order. According to the data they are needed in our thinly skilled labor pool, but more and more they have chosen to swim elsewhere. Unemployment has fallen to just 4.7% and our Central Bankers perceive inflation inducing full employment is at…
Recession Watch? Sentiment has bottomed? With the Small Business job creating engine of America plunging right back into the abyss of a recession mentality, it’s a bold forecast to claim that economic sentiment for the US is about to turn higher. Let’s just say 2015 was the year the Energy…
Deceptively Strong Economy Some analysts continue to warn of a deteriorating US and global economy with more “negative” interest rates ahead. German 2 year Government Bonds have had a negative interest rate for most of the past 6 months, but yields are not just being artificially suppressed by the $Trillions in Central Bank debt…
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