When the Market Hopes, and the Fed Holds Back
Investors love a good narrative, and this week’s features Jerome Powell as the reluctant protagonist in a drama driven by market optimism and presidential pressure. With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 6–7, many are hoping for fireworks, but...
A full decade since the first retail stores fell victim to the inexorable march of ecommerce and Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), the retail apocalypse shows no signs of abating. The last decade has been brutal to the American retail industry, as countless traditional malls continue to shutter at record highs....
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Market Pulse! Just as we thought the economy might achieve the elusive “soft landing,” inflation is back in the spotlight, threatening to derail the rally. With Middle East tensions, port strikes, and rising energy costs, Thursday’s consumer-price-index (CPI) report could be the...
The Fed, The Data, and The Friday Shake-up
Welcome to the middle of December. Usually, this is the time when trading desks grow quiet, volumes thin out, and everyone mentally checks out for the holidays. However, 2025 has decided to keep us on our toes until the very last second....
Welcome to this week's edition of The Market Pulse, your trusted source for dissecting the latest market trends and economic shifts. This week, we delve into the implications of a potential Trump 2.0 presidency and its expected impact on the investment landscape.
The political horizon is once again abuzz with...
The one sentence from Powell that could ruin the holidays.
Welcome to a critical week for your portfolio. We find ourselves staring down the barrel of the final Federal Reserve meeting of the year. While many of us are busy untangling holiday lights or figuring out if eggnog actually tastes...
Real estate thought it was going to breeze through the pandemic while it watched travel, retail and service industries plunge into COVID uncertainty, and while the industry isn’t crumbling, a visible slowdown will have to prompt change.
The Spring 2020 real estate shopping season was pretty much a wash. Newly...
When Good News Turns Sour
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Market Pulse, where we untangle intriguing trends in the markets now. What happens when positive economic surprises trigger market turbulence instead of optimism? This week, the spotlight is on the paradoxical market reaction to stronger-than-expected US jobs data....
Markets Brace for Trump 2.0: Policy Moves and Uncertainty Ahead
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Market Pulse, with Donald Trump officially stepping into his second term as President of the United States, the global markets are watching closely. From proposed tariffs on Mexico and China to deregulation plans...
