by jonathandeyoe | Dec 22, 2015 | Debt & Mortgages, Economic Policy, Education, International, Investing, Monetary Policy, Personal Finance, Uncategorized, Weekly Commentary
MARKET REACTION ≠ ECONOMIC EFFECT After a level of hype that would have exhausted even the most dedicated Star Wars fans, the Federal Reserve finally began to tighten monetary policy last week, raising the funds rate from a range between 0.0 and 0.25 percent to a...
by jonathandeyoe | Dec 21, 2015 | China, Emerging, International, Monetary Policy, Politics & Law, Uncategorized
China Throws a Quiet “Sweet 16” party Next year, China’s renminbi (a.k.a. yuan) will join the U.S. dollar, euro, yen, and pound, when it is added to the International Monetary Fun (IMF’s) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket – a supplementary...
by jonathandeyoe | Dec 17, 2015 | Asset Allocation, Financial Planning, Investing, Media, Personal Finance, Risk Management, Uncategorized
It’s That Time Of The Year. No, not the holidays. It’s the time when investors begin to consider pundits’ forecasts for the coming year. Here are a few of those forecasts: “Flat is the new up,” was the catch phrase for Goldman Sachs’ analysts last August, and...
by jonathandeyoe | Dec 15, 2015 | Asset Allocation, Economic Policy, Investing, Monetary Policy, Personal Finance, Uncategorized, Weekly Commentary
But, It’s not like Lift-Off is a surprise! Last week, investors didn’t appear to be thrilled with the possibility the Federal Reserve might raise rates this week. They also weren’t too impressed by another drop in oil prices. There was red ink everywhere as markets...
by jonathandeyoe | Dec 8, 2015 | Asset Allocation, Economic Policy, Europe, Investing, Monetary Policy, Personal Finance, Risk Management, Uncategorized, Weekly Commentary
Higher Probability of FED Increase… and Markets Rise? Anyone looking at U.S. stock market performance for the last week might assume it was a pretty quiet week. They would be wrong. It was a very bouncy week. U.S. stock markets moved lower on Monday, rebounded...
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