Bonds
Wall Street’s Herd Mentality
As expected, today’s Nonfarm Payroll number was just as bad as the ADP Payroll indicated it… Read more
Dollar and Treasuries Lower
The U.S. dollar and Treasury bonds are weaker today after the Group of 8 said the global… Read more
Is the Economy Slowing Down? (cat, ibm)
Nearly a month ago, after the last Fed… Read more
It’s All About the Dollar (uup, tlt, uso, wtic)
More and more, strategists, commentators and investors are coming to the same conclusion: it’s all about the… Read more
Is the Recovery Stalling?
Oil price initially dropped this morning, but quickly rebounded. The dollar is also enjoying some upside today. It will be interesting to… Read more
Lost in the Shuffle (intc, rtn, msft, tlt, aapl)
It was somewhat lost in the shuffle in Wednesday. Investors were so stunned at Fed Chief Ben… Read more
The Fed’s Conflicted Message
All eyes were on the Fed yesterday as Ben Bernanke gave the first ever press conference by… Read more
What Oil Prices are Saying (c, jpm, bac)
Citigroup (NYSE:C) reported $0.10 in earnings for the first quarter this morning. Analysts had been expecting… Read more
Oil Prices and Spending
MasterCard Spending Pulse, a data-tracking service, reports that, for the week of April 1, Americans bought… Read more