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Obamacare: The Grinch Who Stole The Gas Price Windfall

By Michael Pento Wall Street analysts unanimously cheered last fall when the price of oil fell from nearly $100 a barrel in June …

US Retail Sales, Flat In April, Dip Below 1% YoY Change

Consumer spending was unchanged in April vs. the previous month, according to this morning’s release of the government’s retail sales report.

Stocks Look Expensive, But Still Attractive

  By Ilya Figelman Developed-market equity valuations seem a bit expensive today—but we still think they’re worth an overweight in multi-asset strategies. A …

How Might the Fed’s Rate Hike Influence Global Demand and Investments?

The upcoming changes in US monetary policy will have strong effects on aggregate demand, investments and public spending worldwide. On August  9, 2007, …

Macro Markets Risk Index: US Trend Steady At Moderate Pace

The US economic trend remains moderately positive as of early May, based on a markets-based estimate of macro conditions. The Macro-Markets Risk Index …

23% Decline Possible? Technical Analysis of the SP 500

The current rally has reached extremes: more than three years above the neutral line of MACD and almost 500 points above the 200-week …

Why Is There an Oversupply of Everything from Oil, Labor to Capital?

The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article called, Glut of Capital and Labor Challenge Policy Makers: Global oversupply extends beyond commodities, elevating deflation …

The Fed’s Labor Market Conditions Index Close To 3-Year Low

US payrolls bounced back in April, rising a solid 223,000 after March’s dismal gain of just 85,000. The news cheered the crowd and …

A Look At Corporate Profit Margins

  As the first quarter earnings season draws to a close, the results have actually been quite a bit better than expected. The …

Five Ways To Play The New, New Normal Market

As I mentioned last time, I have had a fair amount of time to think about the state of the markets over the …

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