Election “Markets” If the U.S.A. Were a Business A Functional Democracy Last month’s commentary looked at economic indicators that may be useful in determining the likelihood of which party will win the presidential election t...
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In an election year, if the S&P 500 Index ended the month of January higher, the index ended the year in positive territory eight out of eight times. January ended the month up 4.4%. Since WWII, Ronald Reagan is the only president to be...
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Italy and the European Union as a Whole Are Too Big To Bailout Key Indicators are Showing Rising Levels of Stress in the European Union’s Financial System Signs of a Slowing Eurozone and Possible Recession The problems of sovereign de...
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The biggest challenge facing U.S. fiscal policy is not just cutting $1.2 trillion in the deficit, it’s the structure of our current fiscal policy Mandatory government spending has increased from 33% in 1962 to 61% in 2010 Interest pay...
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A look back at the Russian default of 1998 The impact of the prior crisis on the United States stock markets How the economic backdrop affects our decisions today The volatility seen in the stock markets this year has been quite high with v...
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