Here’s What To Watch Ahead Of The All Important June Fed Decision

Well, here we go again. Both crude and stocks got off to a rocky start on Thursday as the Dow plunged triple digits and oil fell more than 2.5%. The culprit: why, the Fed of course. This week has reinforced the market themes that have played out for most of this year. On Monday we…

Fed Stuns Market With Hawkish Meeting Minutes, June “Live” After All

Surprise, surprise. Minutes from the Fed’s April meeting are out and the message is overwhelmingly hawkish. June is “live” after all. Equity markets immediately dipped into the red although after yesterday’s commentary from Williams and Lockhart, investors probably should have expected this. In hindsight, it looks like the San Francisco and Atlanta Fed chiefs were…

Which Came First, The Fed, China, Or Oil?

Last September, Janet Yellen adopted the now famous “dovish relent.” A little over three weeks earlier, China “shocked” the market with a “surprise” devaluation of the yuan. To be sure, no one should have been taken off guard. China is an export driven economy with a currency tethered to the dollar. As the dollar moved…

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