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Second quarter GDP declined by a record 32.9%. Analysts had predicted a 35% decline. My thoughts on this nominal positive surprise…big deal. What is the ...

31 July, 2020

Gold is around an all time high. Some might ask why? Simplistically speaking, the government is hell bent to increase the deficit to levels as a percentage of GDP last experienced at ...

28 July, 2020

Equities slumped over 7%, the most in 12 weeks as economic jitters returned. The selloff was huge as Bloomberg writes a record of all but 1 S & P 500 stocks fell. To further emphasize the breadth ...

12 June, 2020

Technology companies comprise a record 23% of the S & P 500. However, a strong argument can be made that tech comprises over 50% of this marquee average if the descriptive nomenclature is ...

13 May, 2020

Approximately 17 million jobs have been lost via the government mandated shutdown of the economy and society. There is a distinct probability by Thursday more jobs would be lost in the last four weeks than created since 2001. 

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13 April, 2020

We are living in historical times.  The S & P 500 has moved a record 4% or more in eight consecutive sessions.  The previous record of six days was set in 1929.  Moreover, yesterday the markets stopped trading twice because of declines.

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19 March, 2020

At the time of this writing, S & P 500 futures hit limit down for the second time in a week. Last night’s mega sized neutron Federal Reserve bombing of the markets had little impact. All are attempting to digest the ceaseless ...

16 March, 2020