After more than a decade of US economic growth, a record-long bull market in stocks, and record-low market volatility, last week we hit records in the other direction: sky-hig
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — Global stock markets started to rebound after a historically bad week, on likely March stimulus from the F
Globally, markets are reacting to varying degrees to coronavirus (COVID-19), but no equity market has been left unscathed. While there is little doubt that coronavirus is havi
This month, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) gave the Seattle-area this great new distinction: highest tech wages in the United States — and probably the w
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — Stocks sank and safe-heaven assets rallied (gold, US Treasury bonds) on fears that spread of coronavirus w
More so than the US-China trade war, coronavirus has brought to the fore China’s big role in global trade and the operations of certain US multinationals. Between 2003 (
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — The US economy added a stronger than expected 225,000 in January, as warmer winter weather helped with hir
After almost four years, three prime ministers, and multiple national votes, the UK finally pulled out of the European Union (EU) on Jan. 31, 2020. What does this mean in prac
A growing list of uncertainties poses diverse threats to the financial markets in 2020. Among the biggest: the coronavirus, trade disputes, the US presidential election, US re