With Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Politico publishes an interesting article on the ‘final harrowing hours’ prior to his confirmation.
Friday, October 5, 2018
The S&P 500 index continues to drop, falling in intraday trading to over 2.6% down from its late-September high. A mixed monthly jobs report from the BLS included sharp upward revisions for […]
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The stock market begins to fall as the spike in yields on U.S. Treasuries shows no signs of abating, rising by another 0.04% or so today. Meanwhile, all 100 U.S. senators are […]
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
The S&P 500 index edges to within 1.05 points of its previous 9/21/2018 intra-day high, as the ISM index comes in higher than expected and private payrolls surge. At the same time, […]
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
As the New York Times publishes an in-depth investigation of the tax schemes that Fred Trump used to transfer wealth to his children (revealing the inner mechanics, although in a general sense […]
Monday, October 1, 2018
Markets react favorably to news that Canada and the U.S. may have reached a deal on trade negotiations, and various articles cover the background noise of the Mueller investigation.