Weekly Financial Market Updates
The 100 Year Loan
What’s driving the ability of Austria to issue 100 year bonds as extremely low interest rates? It’s the same policies that have driven stocks higher.
Economic Insight From Restaurant Booking Trends
On a recent trip to Tennessee my family and I enjoyed our first sit-down visit at a restaurant in over 3 months. It was awesome to eat some good food AND not have to clean dishes! What economic insights can we get from restaurant booking trends? One of the biggest casualties from COVID is the…
Stock Market Volatility Brings Opportunities
When stocks are volatile, how can investors take advantage of new opportunities? 2020 has been a great test case in how stock market volatility brings with it new opportunities.
State of the Stimulus
How has the coronavirus stimulus helped the economy? There are still funds to be deployed but a second stimulus package is likely needed.
Consumer Expectations Improving
This week we received survey data on the state of consumer confidence in the U.S. The punchline: Consumers are feeling a bit better. The Conference Board publishes a monthly survey of consumer confidence. As you might imagine, confidence slumped mightily in March and April on the back of the COVID-19 scare. But May’s survey points to…
Better Days Are Ahead For The Economy
Are there any signs of recovery in the economy since Coronavirus washed ashore? There’s one timely indicator we watch that says, yes, the economy is healing.
