Monday February 17th -U.S. markets were closed for Presidents Day Tuesday February 18th New York Fed Manufacturing Survey -fell to 4.48 down from 12.51 the month before -was expected to fall but only to around 8 -new orders were near 0 but anything above 0 shows expansion -this survey is used to forecast the […]
One of the most talked about investments of the past year has been Gold, demand sliding 15% in 2013 while it’s price dove north of 25% within the same period. So far in 2014, Gold has bounced off its heavy support level and multi-year low of 1200 to finish +9.5% the first month and a […]
Very simply, we wanted to take a closer look at something that’s been highlighted by media and Obama admin watchers; his taste for executive Orders. Many policies have been opposed by the majority, only to get passed through by these centralized devices that allow a leader to bypass other branches of power. Let’s look at […]
The December 25th debut of The Wolf of Wall Street is ravaging movie go-ers across the world, who are still internalizing Martin Scorsese’s genius rendition of real life 90’s Wall Street mogul Jordan Belfort. The film stars Leonardo Dicaprio, in blest form, who teams up with the storied director to play the part of young Belfort. If you have gotten out to see the movie, you […]
“The cost of Freedom is always high, but American’s have always paid it… and one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.” – JFK “That we shall neither commit nor provoke aggression, that we shall neither flee not invoke the threat of force… that we shall never negotiate […]
For the week of 2/10, data continuing through 2/14. This is the complete filing of economic data posted within the United States: Tuesday 2/11 Wholesale Inventories -rose less than expected in December -increased 0.3% -inventories are a key component of GDP changes = goes into calculation of GDP -many believe lower than expected because current level […]
After a week of uncertainty the Dow Jones Industrial Average, an exhibition of the 30 strongest American outputs has made its way back to safe grounds. In not even a week since the deviant side of the market sunk 7%, it has taken back 650 points. This a blunt recovery from January; which saw further Fed tapering, lackluster US manufacturing […]
The article below this commentary projects drone growth in America over the next decade or so. 30,000 drones hovering overhead in just 6 short years. Probably triple that by 2030. While I applaud journalism that calls out our government for blatant violations of the Constitution, which occur in legislation that is signed into law almost weekly […]
On the state of domestic markets: The last week was a euphemism for the last month(6 months really) in equity investing, which has been filled with worry and questions. With the theme of overpriced equities holding true, many investors fear that the 7% pullback over the last month is the beginning of the end… that is, the end of an insolent […]
With Ben Bernanke’s chapter as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System officially closed, Janet Yellen has recently received the approval needed to be next of kin. Bernanke’s tenure, fueled by ultra-dovish policy and marred with the worst financial implosion since the 1930’s has had an ending long-awaited. With that said, we needed a bit more […]
