Yesterday was a bad day for capital markets across the globe spawned by continued comments from the EU’s Trichet. Unlike the US and other countries, Trichet has approached his problems from a more negative scare tactic, or he is out of…
The capital markets have been very volatile lately, leading to much commentary of a repeat of 2008. Here are a few items to remember: In 2008 we had numerous large banks default; this is very doubtful at this time. In…
For those in another area of the country that is cooler, we have a bit of envy for your situation. Here in Dallas, Texas it has been very hot for an extended period of time. This has caused our local…
At this time it appears fairly certain the debt ceiling issue will be resolved, at least in the short-term. It has been very interesting to see the amount of time our political representatives have had both in front of the camera,…
In and attempt to decipher the continuous stream of information concerning the debt ceiling, we are posting another commentary concerning the subject, apologies to those who are already fatigued on the subject. With the NFL talks settling shortly over their time line,…
As we near the Geithner deadline of Aug 2 for a debt ceiling increase, it appears the two political sides have defined their positions clearly, yet not begun to compromise and move towards a mutual agreement. This delay does not surprise us…
Not withstanding the bureaucratic implications and responsibilities of our political representatives, we find it interesting that the NFL meetings are in a similar position (down to the wire) as the debt ceiling dicussions. The debt ceiling, is of course, much more important…
At 3 pm today we are having major upgrades completed on our server. As such our email system will be down from 3 until approximately 7 pm tonight. Have a Great Day and apologies for the inconvenience. John
Moody’s sounded an alarm with another warning on the US Debt situation. Before we could organize our thoughts and let you know our opinion, S&P (pdf report) also jumped on board, noting a 50% chance of a US Debt rating…
With our self coined fun name, “90 day treadmill” AKA earnings season commencing in full force shortly, we like to pull out our chalk and jot down notes now, and after, for the quarter, to keep track of expectations and reports. So Where…
