Monday Watch

Night Trading Asian indices are +.25% to +1.5% on average. Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 69.25 -2.25 basis points China Sov...

30/3/19: The Art of Trade Fudge: USMCA

Much-lauded Trump's Nafta 2.0, officially known as the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) came to being on November 30, ...

Market Shares for Browsers and Platforms

Teachers of intro economics, as well as industrial organization classes, are often on the lookout for recent examples of market shares that ...

Jim Rickards: Exposing the Myth of MMT

Yesterday I discussed modern monetary theory (MMT) and how it’s become very popular in Democratic circles. That’s because it allows for mu...

Some US Social Indicators Since 1960

The Office of Management and Budget released President Trump's  proposed budget for fiscal year 2020  a few weeks ago. I confess that wh...

Blunting America's Sanctions Against Iran

Friday Watch

Night Trading   Asian equity indices are +.25% to +.75% on average. Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 71.5 -1.0 basis points ....

Interview With Greg Mankiw at the Dallas Fed

In the latest installment of its "Global Perspectives" series of conversations, Robert S. Kaplan of the Dallas Fed, discussed nati...

Stocks Modestly Higher into Final Hour on Diminished Global Growth Fears, Technical Buying, Short-Covering, Transport/Gaming Sector Strength

  Broad Equity Market Tone: Advance/Decline Line: Higher Sector Performance: Most Sectors Rising Volume: Below Average Market Le...