Economics

February 28, 2018

SHI 2.28.18: Fears and Beliefs

  INFLATION REMAINS CONSISTENT AND LOW. CONSUMERS ARE CONFIDENT. CONSUMER INFLATION EXPECTATIONS REMAIN CONSISTENT AND LOW.   In the aggregate, investor fears drive our stock and […]
February 21, 2018

SHI 2.21.18 Buy a House

This per the Economist magazine.   And they have a great interactive graphic you can play with.  Check it out:  https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2018/02/daily-chart-5  (you may have to ‘copy’ and […]
February 15, 2018

SHI 2.14.18 Happy Valentines Day

With a SHI10 reading of 218, our index reached its highest level this year — by a significant margin.  Interestingly, so did the Consumer Price Index […]
February 7, 2018

SHI 2.7.18: Bonds, Bunds and Gilts

At the end of January, the FED, European Central Bank (ECB) and the Japan Central Bank (JCB) — combined — owned $14.3 trillion of assets.  A […]