By Michael Pento Wall Street analysts unanimously cheered last fall when the price of oil fell from nearly $100 a barrel in June …
Consumer spending was unchanged in April vs. the previous month, according to this morning’s release of the government’s retail sales report.
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 …
The upcoming changes in US monetary policy will have strong effects on aggregate demand, investments and public spending worldwide. On August 9, 2007, …
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 …
The current rally has reached extremes: more than three years above the neutral line of MACD and almost 500 points above the 200-week …
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article called, Glut of Capital and Labor Challenge Policy Makers: Global oversupply extends beyond commodities, elevating deflation …
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 …
As the first quarter earnings season draws to a close, the results have actually been quite a bit better than expected. The …
As I mentioned last time, I have had a fair amount of time to think about the state of the markets over the …