by deyoe | May 12, 2013 | Economic Data, Italy, Weekly Commentary
The Markets Like athletes testing their limits, the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials Indices both hit new highs last week. The S&P closed the week above the 1,600 level for the first time, while the Dow climbed above the 15,000 mark on...
by deyoe | Mar 8, 2013 | Economic Data, Europe, Investing, Italy, Monetary Policy, Weekly Commentary
The Markets It was a bumpy week for stock markets. Early on, markets in many countries were negatively affected by the outcome of Italian elections. Italy’s anti-establishment Five-Star Movement, led by comedian Beppe Grillo, won about one-fourth of the votes in...
by deyoe | Aug 1, 2012 | Economic Data, Economic Policy, Europe, Italy, Monetary Policy, Spain, Weekly Commentary
The Markets “Within our mandate, the ECB is willing to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro and, believe me, it will be enough.” –Mario Draghi, European Central Bank (ECB) President It’s quite amazing how one sentence from one man can help...
by deyoe | Jun 3, 2012 | Asset Allocation, Fiscal Policy, Investing, Italy, Monetary Policy, Risk Management, Spain, Weekly Commentary
Judging by what’s happening in the bond market, it appears that some investors are more concerned about the return of their money than the return on their money. When investors get nervous about the stock market, you often see money flow into the government securities...
by deyoe | May 23, 2012 | Europe, Greece, Italy, Monetary Policy, Politics & Law, Spain
The Markets There wasn’t much to ‘Like’ in the financial markets last week as stocks took a hit on another round of global worries. High on the list of concerns were: Continuing anxiety over Greece’s ability to avoid default and remain in the euro. Rising borrowing...
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