by Lance Roberts | Apr 26, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
A bull market in bonds is set to return with a vengeance as the Fed once again makes a policy mistake. I recently discussed the surge in bond yields noting that such events have previously led to more unwelcome market and economic outcomes. “As shown below, the surge...
by Lance Roberts | Apr 22, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Market Review & Update The market started the week out okay but finished sour as Jerome Powell ramped up his hawkish rhetoric of a .50% rate hike at the May FOMC meeting. That meeting will also contain details on the timing of the reduction in the Fed’s balance...
by Lance Roberts | Apr 19, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Is there a bear market lurking in the shadows? Such seems to be the question everyone is asking me as of late. Over the last couple of weeks, we have reviewed the bullish and bearish cases for the market. Sentiment Is So Bearish. It’s Bullish Bullish Or Bearish? Where...
by Lance Roberts | Apr 16, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Market Review & Update Given this is Easter Weekend, we are just providing a short-market update on our market thoughts as we begin the wrap-up of the seasonally strong period of the year. On Thursday, markets sold off, reversing the previous day’s gains as April...
by Lance Roberts | Apr 12, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Is it still a “bear market rally?” After a big surge from the lows following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Mike Wilson from Morgan Stanley thinks so. To wit: “The first quarter was one of the worst on record for the collective performance of stocks and bonds, with...
by Lance Roberts | Apr 9, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Market Review & Update We provide a daily trading update in our Daily Market Commentary (free pre-market email). During the past week, the message was consistent. “The continued sloppy action over the last week is doing its job of working off the overbought...
