Today at 1:15 PM CST the Federal Open Market Committee () will release it’s statement concerning the state of the economy, and most importantly, the board’s vote on short-term interest rates. While most expect no change in the Fed’s current zero interest rate…
As a quick update from last weeks humorous duo of fabricated personalities, we wanted to give you a quick status report. It appears as if “Sammy the Spender” did make a few runs to the store, but was trumped by “Suzie…
Most likely, anyone hearing the Dubai news over the holiday shortened week that just passed, had some type of mental image of the area. The importance of the region is not as great as the World Reaction to the news. The…
Last Thursday, November 12, 2009, I had the opportunity to hear, Economist, Author of three books, and Dallas resident, John Mauldin, John is well-known for a regular electronic communication he publishes to 1.5 million of his closest friends. A summary for…
Yesterday (and today) I had the opportunity to visit with many publicly traded company managers. Throughout the day yesterday, and most of today, I will be attending a conference for investors where publicly traded companies present explanations and updates…
With over 90% of the S&P 500 companies reporting (90 day treadmill), we give the season a B+, and seasonally we are starting a good time of the year. Capital Market Companies continue to struggle (although somewhat less) with sales,…
As a quick follow-up to our prior writing Running In Place and The Unemployment Rate, posted prior to the release, the Unemployment rate did inch over 10%, not surprising to us. We are not trying to minimize this report, as it…
After such a huge move from the March low, the Capital Markets seem to be “Running In Place” lately. Last week marked the end of the year for many Mutual Fund Companies, and the Capital Markets did not disappoint. Like…
If you agree, as we do, that current prevailing rates are a major factor in the value of a currency against its world peers, then as we stated in our first post, U.S. Dollar, Down and Out, or Not to Worry?…
In a possible very untimely announcement, the NABE proclaimed the recession is over yesterday. See chart of 44 economists surveyed: “The NABE forecast panel declares the Great Recession of 2008-09 to be over. More than 80 percent of respondents believe that…
