Congratulations, we’ve made it to the last day of the month! And what a month it’s been! More changeable than Chicago’s weather, markets have been all over the place this month, swinging between optimism to bouts of distress, could investors have been better off not watching their portfolios to begin with? In brief (TL:DR) U.S. […]
I trust you had a restful weekend and hope that you’re getting your week off to a good start. For markets, get ready to buckle in, it’s going to be a rough ride. In brief (TL:DR) U.S. stocks hit the skids, with all three major indices slipping over 2% on Friday. Asian stocks and U.S. stock […]
It’s finally Friday and I hope you’re looking forward to a great weekend, because it’s been a tough week for markets in general. In brief (TL:DR) U.S. stocks rose 1% in a choppy trading session. Asian stocks are up as Wall Street eked out some last minute gains. U.S. 10-year Treasury Bills fell as yields […]
I hope you’re having a terrific Thursday in what has turned out to be a tumultuous time for markets. In brief (TL:DR) U.S. stocks fell by over 2% as new hotspots of coronavirus infections emerged across America. Asian stocks were down at the open on selling pressure from Wall Street. U.S. 10-year Treasury Bills rose […]
I hope you’re having a wonderful Wednesday and a marvelous midweek! In brief (TL:DR) U.S. stocks are up as U.S. President Donald Trump refutes allegations that the Sino-American trade deal is “over.” Asian stocks were mixed at the open with Seoul reporting a second wave of coronavirus cases and cases are topping 9.1 million globally with new […]
Turning in, to a terrific Tuesday, I hope this email finds you with the sun upon your face and the wind set squarely against the sails of your good fortune. Like a strong tradewind pushing providence across the Pacific, tech companies are providing that shot in the arm that markets have been looking for. Led […]
I hope this email finds you well and that you had a great weekend! Whether it was a hangover from the weekend or everyone wants to take some extra days off, trading volumes in Asia are decidedly down, as investors took to the stands and watched the (lack of) action. Markets in Asia were a […]
To all the Dad’s out there Happy Father’s Day! It may be a trying time, especially given the economic circumstances that we’re laboring under, but if there’s one thing we Dad’s were built for, it was to persist. So celebrate the victories, no matter how small and celebrate in your own way, no matter how […]
Finally it’s Friday! In what has been a trying week for investors, perhaps the best thing to look forward to is the market’s close and a strong cocktail heading into Father’s Day weekend. With the myriad risks that the market is facing, in particular a rise in coronavirus cases, not just in the U.S. but […]
I hope that you’re having a terrific Thursday. Stocks took a bit of a breather yesterday, but given their whipsaw-like gyrations over the past two weeks, a small pause in the action would have been in order. Swinging between gains and losses for much of the day, the S&P 500 (-0.36%) snapped a 3-day winning streak and […]