by John Mauldin | Feb 12, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Among the many strange, unforeseen changes of the last year is a new respect for Keynesian economic theory. Practically everyone in power now agrees that deficit spending produces GDP growth. They differ only on its expected magnitude and duration. The few exceptions...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 9, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
As discussed in Bull Mania, the signs of market exuberance did not diminish during the recent correction. With the market well ahead of fundamentals, as money continues to chase performance, the “risk” remains elevated. In this past weekend’s newsletter, “Wall Street...
by Michael Markowski | Feb 7, 2021 | alerts, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears, Startups/Micro-caps
The peaking process that the S&P 500 must go through after its 4th “Perilous Peak” since 1881 occurred in January 2021 is well underway. The S&P 500 must churn at the high to provide the fuel for the first double-digit correction since March 2020 to occur. ...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 6, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
In this issue of “Wall Street Wins Again As Gamestop Becomes Game Over.” Market Review & Update It All Ended Badly Very Quickly The Dollar Rally Threat Portfolio Positioning #MacroView: Bull Mania & Charge Of The Light Brigade Sector & Market Analysis 401k...
by John Mauldin | Feb 5, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
If time is money, then interest rates are the price of time. The most important interest rates in the world are for US Treasury securities. This is why I’ve long said it makes no sense for a committee to set those rates. The markets could do just fine without that...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 2, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
In last week’s Technically Speaking post we discussed why we reduced risk in anticipation of a pullback in the markets. However, there are some warning signs which beg the question “is a larger correction coming?” A Tough Start What started out as a promising January,...
