Market Overview

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case. -- Finley Peter DunneNot too long ago this bull market was one of the most hated in history; that no...

SPX Monitoring purposes: Covered short SPX 1/31/17 at 2278.87 =.09% gain; Short on 1/30/17 at 2280.90 Monitoring purposes Gold: Sold VanEck Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE:GDX) at 24.33 on 2/22/07 = gain...

As the markets awaits another interest-rate hike this year from the US Federal Reserve, the two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting is about to come to a close on Wednesday and is expected to...

Ahead of today’s highly anticipated FOMC decision, US equity markets are expected to open a little higher with the rally in commodities seen supporting the indices while overall caution is...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February Consumer Price Index data this morning. The year-over-year non-seasonally adjusted Headline CPI came in at 2.74%, up from 2.50% the previous month....

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for February released this morning showed continued growth improvement over the January increase. Headline sales came in at 0.1% month-over-month to one...

U.S. retail sales in February posted the smallest gain in six months, indicating a tempering of the consumer spending that’s been carrying the economy.Purchases rose 0.1 percent, matching the...

Markets are mixed heading into an uncertain and surely tumultuous day in markets.On the anniversary of Julius Caeser’s death, Europe once again faces into uncertain and potentially historical...

U.S. stocks fall ahead of Fed decisionU.S. stock indices retreated on Tuesday led by declines in energy and airlines shares as oil prices slipped and flights were cancelled due to a snowstorm in...

U.S. equities finished lower ahead of tomorrow's highly-anticipated monetary policy decision from the Fed, with expectations high for a 25 basis point rate hike, while political uncertainty across the...

The Continuous and Immediate Democracy of the Price SystemSo often the devastating social and economic events of our past have occurred due to a misplaced desire to “fix” a problem. For an...

The US dollar is paring yesterday's gains as the market awaits the outcome of the well-telegraphed FOMC meeting. In recent weeks, the combination of data and official comments have swayed market,...

US annual CPI expected to tick up to 2.7% in February, a new five-year high Retail spending for US looks on track to hold at 5%-plus in annual terms The Fed is likely to raise rates today, and it may...

Chinese debt is excessively high and continues to increase. Total domestic debt was estimated at 210% of GDP at the end of 2016, up from 160% in 2011 (excluding central government debt and some shadow...