Yet another important economic indicator rolled over this week which has triggered a sell-off in the U.S. equity markets. Each month the Institute of Supply Management (“ISM”) issues two reports: Manufacturing ISM Report Non-Manufacturing ISM Report...
Today, August 14, 2019, the main part of the yield curve inverted. This is an important event because an inverted yield curve has historically been a very good predictor of a coming recession. In this article we will review What the yield curve isWhat it means when...
The trade negotiations between the U.S. and China have been the center of the stock market’s attention for the past 6 months. One day it seems like they are close to a deal and then the next day both countries are launching new tariffs against each other. While many...
Going back 120 years, December has traditionally been a very good month for the stock market. Within the last 120 years the S&P 500 has been positive in December 73% of the time. The Russell 2000, which is the index for small cap stocks, has been up 87%...
There was a large sell off in the stock market today. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all dropped by over 3% in today’s trading session. After a long bull rally, big drops in the stock market often lead investors to the question: “Is this big drop in the...
The most common question that I have been asked over the past few weeks is: “If the Republicans lose control of either the House or the Senate in November, what impact do you think that will have on the markets?” How much the stock market may go up or down in the...
