Equities were mixed as Friday’s Jobs Report was much higher than expected, giving the Fed room to continue hiking rates. Last Friday’s...

Equities continued to rally, especially as investors took Fed Chairman Powell’s comments as dovish. Despite the best efforts of Treasury...

The inspiration for this week's Market Musings comes from the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused. Of course, the premise behind the movie has...

Equities rallied most of the week, but lost steam on Friday as poor economic data and the prospect of future Fed hikes remains elevated....

As promised, this week's musings focuses on the hit Netflix show Stranger Things. The show pays homage to 1980s pop culture while telling...

Equities declined all week on inflationary data, but rallied on Monday at the prospect of stable rate hikes. Markets were volatile last...

This week is a two-for on the Musings front - song and a movie. John Bon Jovi recorded "Blaze of Glory" in 1990 while on a break from...

One of my favorite movies of all time is “Field of Dreams.” It depicts the story of a man coming full circle to face the failures of his...

For the first time in four weeks, equities finished higher in a short 4-day trading week. Fed speakers last week, most notably St. Louis...

In light of the last Jurassic Park installment this Summer, I thought it might be good to revisit the movie that started it all. The...

Despite two positive trading days last week, equities responded to rising inflation and a Fed rate hike with another down week. The Fed...

This week's musings has it roots in one of the more under-rated rock bands of all time - Boston. The band, which actually did originate...

Bond yields adjusted higher last week in anticipation of a rate hike by the Fed this week. Friday’s report on the May Consumer Price...

Unfortunately, in terms of economic stability, we are just now entering the night. Recession appears to be on the horizon and like a...

The buildup in pandemic relief, the mismanagement of inflation, and the bad policy decisions during the pandemic - all chickens are now...

Markets are experiencing a relief rally as sellers have ruled the day for the past 7 weeks. Equities have been over-sold for quite some...

Equities tried to make some progress early in the week, but finished lower overall for the week. Four sectors - Energy, Basic Materials,...

I thought it appropriate this week, since we're experiencing rising inflation akin to the 1980s, to channel my inner hair-band. One of...

Equities had a rough week last week in spite of a Friday rally. Overall, most indices were down 1% or greater for the week. Language by...

It appears that the fable around inflation being "transitory" has finally caught up to the Fed...and the markets. We could have arrived...