Economic News

Slow GO: Is a Bear Market and Hard Landing Coming?

“Congratulations on your work. It has been a long slog to get the national accounts to introduce innovative...

A Bullish Earnings Season Can Fix a Troubled Market

The current stock market correction has its roots going back to April 4, when the S&P 500 broke...

Return of the Real

A lot of people these days like to use the term “real” to describe something or someone they...

Geopolitics and Rising Volatility Take Hold of Market Landscape

The full-scale invasion by Russia into Ukraine began on February 22, 2022. At that time, the S&P 500...

Three Essential Lessons from the ‘Maxims of Wall Street’

Special Alert: The Wall Street Journal published my op ed on the latest gross output (GO) data showing...

From Third World to First World: Who Offers the Best Model of State Capitalism?

“Little else is required to carry a state from the lowest barbarism to the highest degree of opulence...

Ask Me Anything, Bridge and Bitcoin Edition

Since the terrible maritime accident that caused the near-instant collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore...

What Is My #1 Macro Indicator Predicting?

“Never fight the Fed.” -- Marty Zweig “Don’t fight the Fed -- fear the Fed.” -- Michael Sincere (MarketWatch) The...

Seven Reasons to Use a Trading Room

Seven reasons to use a trading room may depend on the one you choose, stock sherpa Hugh Grossman...

A First Look at the Election and Markets

The morning after “Super Tuesday” in the presidential primaries usually means the stage is set for the upcoming...