US markets for stocks, bonds and commodities saw very little change this past week.  Now with 98% of the S&P 500 companies reporting earnings, those earnings are down 1.3%.  While the markets were slow it was a busy week for economic data including: The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes fell […]

The surprise of this week was that the Paris attacks did not affect global markets this week.  Both U.S. and foreign stocks rose.  Treasury bond yields were mixed and commodities, mainly energy and precious metals, were lower.  The dollar rose on anticipation of a Fed rate increase and increased stimulus in Europe.  The FED minutes […]

US stocks fell sharply this week mainly due to poor retail sales and falling commodity prices.  The selloff accelerated Friday after news of the terrorist attack in Paris.  Treasury prices were only slightly higher this week despite the stock selloff due to hawkish comments from FED officials.  Foreign stocks fell less than US Stocks and […]

November 05, 2015   The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, legislation that raises the federal debt limit and establishes the framework for a two-year budget deal. The legislation, needed to avoid an impending default on U.S. debt, also contains multiple […]

Weekly Market Commentary

US stocks were little changed this week as economic data was mixed and the traders pondered a possible Fed rate hike in December.  Treasury yields rose slightly as prices fell.  Commodity prices in general were unchanged with the exception of oil gaining after a smaller than expected inventory increase.  Growth slowed in the third quarter […]