The economic calendar includes many reports, but few of the most important. I expect the housing market to attract attention. There are several relevant releases on tap, and the sector is especially important. Some will take up a special slant, asking: Will Millennial buyers extend the housing market rebound? Last Week Recap In the last […]
Last week I wrote that there was so much on the calendar that it was impossible to choose a single theme. This week presents the opposite problem. In the wake of the big news, what will command attention? As I studied the data, I was struck by the confluence of record results. Put that together […]
There is so much on the calendar next week that it is impossible to choose a single theme. The economic calendar includes all the major reports. It is still the heart of earnings season. Announcements are expected about a new Fed Chair (and perhaps other appointments), the tax reform proposal, and Special Counsel Mueller’s first […]
With a light economic calendar, there is plenty of air time for pundit pontification. The record-setting market still has many shaking their heads. Many, after noting the many world problems, are asking: Where is the fear? Last Week Recap My last edition of WTWA (two weeks ago) asked whether earnings season could spark a big […]
The recent death of Monty Hall, host of “Let’s Make a Deal,” is a reminder of a famous logic problem. The Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn has a nice article trying for “an airtight explanation of the solution that will forever put an end to the controversy surrounding the poser that bears his name”. Here is […]