Ukraine
Stubbornly high inflation continued to loom over the markets during the 3rd quarter of 2022. With little improvement in the trailing 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI), consumers and investors wondered just how long this so-called transitory…
The specter of long-term inflation loomed over the markets during the 2nd Quarter of 2022. As the 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit a 40-year during the quarter, people wondered exactly what the Fed meant by…
After two consecutive bizarre years, would it have been too much to ask to have some sense of normalcy during the first quarter of 2022? Apparently it was. January started off poorly, and things only seemed…
I will admit it: the last several days have been especially trying, as a sharp spike in oil, and other commodity, prices has caused global equity investors to reach for the door. Ordinarily, the bond market…
Despite a spate of decent, and even great, domestic economic news this week, it is hard to escape the morass in eastern Europe. Surely, the military brass in the Kremlin didn’t draw it up like this?…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this morning has made a somewhat murky geopolitical picture even more so. What does this conflict mean for global investors, US citizens, and their pocketbooks? While that might seem cold given the…
One of the more difficult things about investing is determining what the next “black swan” event will be. After all, there is a reason why we call them “black swan” events. In case you are unfamiliar…
Today wasn’t a very good day for the world’s investment markets. Bank woes in Portugal; a default in Argentina; conflict in the Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, and the specter of a less accommodating Federal Reserve…
This week, I have found the turmoil in the Ukraine and Crimea to be incredibly fascinating, probably more so than most people. After all, I have read a number of books about Russian history, specifically the…