Economics

April 4, 2016

Understanding the Yield Spread

Understanding the yield curve/yield spread…and it’s implications is critically important.   Many consider it the most important economic barometer available today. Here’s an excerpt from a FED […]
April 1, 2016

March Employment Report

This morning, at 5:37 am, I received an email from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Exciting, right?  Jealous? I receive this particular email on the […]
March 12, 2016

Yield Curve Update – March 12, 2016

Yep, we’re back here again. Why? It’s just that important. A wealth manager at the Canadian firm of Gluskin Sheff opined, “If I were alone on […]
March 7, 2016

What’s Up with Wages Down?

Last week I discussed the fact that while we saw a large increase in February ‘non-farm’ payrolls – more than 27% over consensus expectation, we saw […]