THE LEAD: A Big Week That’s Really Big
It’s true. This is going to be a big week — BUT it’s building up to be a really big week.
So what’s going on?...
THE LEAD: What’s Up, Or In, This Week
Big week? You bet. Finally, this week will end with (wait for it)... government economic numbers. Oh, the government is still shut down, but...
THE LEAD: The Honey Badger Market – Why Today’s Stocks Fear Nothing
For decades, investors have framed market moods in the language of animals. When stocks tumble and pessimism reigns, it’s called a bear market. When...
AI REGS & RISKS | Regulators Don’t Want You Using Cloud-Based GenAI Yet
By Greg Woolf, AI RegRisk Think Tank
Before financial institutions can fully embrace generative AI, regulators are sending a clear warning: not so fast. The Treasury Department,...
THE LEAD: Good, Bad and Who Cares
Does anything matter? Good news? Bad news? Any news?
Of course, we're talking about financial markets. Knowing that football (American style) has just kicked off,...
What’s IN and Never OUT?
Some things are always IN. Never IN one week and OUT the next. It's very rare, but these things do happen. Of course, some...
THE LEAD: What’s Up? Oh, Just the Fed
Here we go again. New week. New things to look forward to and old things to forget (for now anyway). Getting harder to know...
THE LEAD: New Week. What’s In? What’s Out?
Last week? Oh, that’s so last week. Whatever was “in” then is “out” now. It’s become quite a pattern — in and out, with...
THE LEAD: New News Replaces Old News
Seriously now, last week inflation was a hot topic (before Friday anyway) with the release of the Fed's PCE (personal consumption expenditure) index. Inflation...
THE LEAD | A Turning Point
Fast pivot. Scratch last week. Stand up, sit down, stand up again and spin around. Things have changed fast...again.
Last week peace in Ukraine was...