With Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Politico publishes an interesting article on the ‘final harrowing hours’ prior to his confirmation.
Saturday, October 6, 2018
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.
LSU First 1/3 of the Season Recap
LSU’s Offense Is Sputtering and Uninspired, But Has Upside Potential Joe Burrow – There has been some criticism of Burrow that he is an upgrade, but not truly a polished SEC quarterback. There […]
The Weekly Mueller Investigation Wrapup
The Mueller investigation has continued to defy predictions of an imminent wrap-up, or alternatively, of imminent indictments.
Update on the Syrian War and the Putin-Khamenei Axis
Seth J. Frantzman laid out the contours of a concerted Pompeo-Bolton policy of containment against Iran on Monday at The National Interest, drawing attention to the mostly unnoticed Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was signed by President Trump on August 6.
Friday, September 7, 2018
Markets got off to a rocky start today, with recent comments from members of the Federal Reserve suggesting that the upcoming schedule for interest rate hikes could be accelerated, based on stronger than expected wage growth and job numbers.
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