After 10 long years, we finally got to meet in personal again. Great time in Austin with some cold beers and soft tacos. JCD found a terrific spot for lunch.

Markets are down for several weeks and now there is more than a simple trade war to worry about. Treasury yields continue to drop as a sign that investors are looking for cover. Plenty of news to cover…

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Rhetoric about the tariffs and who is actually paying is getting thick. markets smell a rat in the process and are starting to figure this out.

We take a look at why markets are reacting so violently, look at the news that is moving stocks and more.

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China Trade deal is going great! Check that, maybe not so good after all. WAIT – things are good… Nope, seems that there is a snag.

Make up your minds!

Employment report takes markets up to new highs, Buffett is buying Amazon – or is he?

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Fed meeting this week – Trump pressing for a 1% CUT!

$2 trillion in infrastructure spending proposed and no end in sight to the historic U.S. debt.

Markets on autopilot, some fun facts and a look at earnings.

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Earnings are coming in hot and heavy. Some interesting surprises so far and markets are trying to push toward to all-time highs.

Global growth continues to slow and Oil is ramping. How much is left in the consumer’s wallet to keep GDP growth moving higher?

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Banks are out with earnings. Generally good numbers, but stocks mixed on the results.

The Fed is under fire – President Trump is looking to disrupt the institution in order to goose the markets.

Plus – IPOs, Boeing’s continuing saga and more….

Some interesting charts, a new Closest to the Pin and much more – PLUS we are now on Spotify !

 

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Apple has some big announcements this week – though we question the innovation.

SneakerGate – some wild news in the show world.

A look into the potential for a recession – as the yield curve continues to invert.

Some interesting charts, a new Closest to the Pin and much more – PLUS we are now on Spotify !

 

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Some birthday cheer as Andrew is about to turn 54!

Digging into some the crazy Facebook news and looking at what is in store for the FOMC rate decision

Some interesting charts, a new Closest to the Pin and much more – PLUS we are now on Spotify !

 

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