By: Thierry Malleret | On: February 28, 2017 |
February 2017 For the first time in years, we see the possibility of an upside in global growth rather than the opposite. Stronger data keeps coming from the countries/regions […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 25, 2017 |
Market Action The Dow Jones has hit 11 consecutive closing highs, a streak that hasn’t been seen since 1987. Plans for tax reform this summer and higher GDP growth goals […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 22, 2017 |
The equities market continues its upswing trend and as its tide rises, other equity markets around the world follow it too, given that expectations and economic fundamentals in other places […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 18, 2017 |
Market Action Another week and another set of new highs for major U.S. indices. The growth in stocks this week has pushed equities to their richest valuation (on a forward […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 16, 2017 |
In last week’s commentary we wrote that the earnings, production, and income pictures look good and that the market has legs to make further earnings. The market continued in its […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 11, 2017 |
Market Action All three major U.S. indices hit record highs this week. Technology, Consumer Discretionary and other cyclical names led the way for the markets as enthusiasm for risk continues […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 8, 2017 |
More than 65% of companies that have reported earnings in the last few days have beaten estimates, which is a little bit higher than the long-term average. So and as […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 5, 2017 |
Market Action Markets ended the week strong in the U.S. but just missed posting gains across all three major averages. Earnings so far for corporations have come in strong with […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 1, 2017 |
Collective hallucinations are dangerous. Undershooting carries risks, but overshooting could have much more serious consequences. Ignoring history is detrimental. Hubris backfires and lack of foresight demonstrates foolishness. My fear is […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: January 31, 2017 |
January 2017 The start of the Trump era is both a tipping point and a monumental paradigm shift. His “two simple rules: buy American and hire American” are the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 2, 2017 |
Has the Unleashing of Animal Spirits Time Arrived? A Little Caution due to the Doom Loop
A year ago equity and commodity markets were in a panic mode. Chinese tremors, fears of deflation, oil prices below $30 a barrel, declining commodity prices (such as copper), and […]