Buzz on Business

Government Manipulation: The Yield Curve's New Normal

William Walsh
The yield curve has disinverted or has righted itself. In normal circumstances, long-term rates are higher than short-term rates. Investors locking th...

From Solar Panels to Soybeans: The True Impact of U.S. Tariffs 

William Walsh
Tariffs, and protectionism more broadly, are always promoted as advancing the interests of US companies and US jobs. These are stated as axiomatic, as...

Inflation, Markets, and Manufacturing and the VP Harris Inflation Plan 

William Walsh
We studiously avoid politics on the Buzz on Business podcast, and we do this for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a divisive topic and we aim to uni...

Is the Market Taking a Vacation? Inflation Numbers Could Change That

William Walsh
Stocks finished mixed but mostly little changed again on Monday, on volume that was as low as we’ve seen for any non-holiday session in a very long ...

The Carry Trade Unravels: A Deeper Look Behind the Market Selloff

William Walsh
As a general rule, we are disinclined to monocausal explanations of economic or financial developments. The economy and markets are complex, chaotic s...

Oil Surges, Gold Shines: Commodity Corner Update 

William Walsh
While this is probably the case with all press conferences, especially those held by political figures, there seem to be three broad categories of que...

Market Mood Swings and Fed Jitters: A Boring Day on Wall Street

William Walsh
Perhaps the best explanation for the rather confusing market action we saw on Monday is the Federal Open Market Committee and its two-day meeting that...

Confusing Friday Sell-Off: Political Jitters or Early Holiday Blues?

William Walsh
Stocks and Bonds opened higher then sold off throughout the day. And we confess to being a bit perplexed as Friday unfolded. The economic data was pre...

Fed on Hold: Will Economic Strength—or Weakness—Force its Hand This Week?

William Walsh
With all the labor market news moving stocks and bonds last week we entirely forgot that today is the start of two days of meetings of the Federal Res...

Stock Market Sets New Highs as Bond Yields Fall: The Ministry of Truth Explains

William Walsh
ON THE FIRST DAY OF Financial Advisor school everyone learns that falling interest rates mean a weakening economy. That’s not really true. On the f...

The Fed: Mixed Messages and Missed Opportunities in the Fight Against Inflation?

William Walsh
The release on Wednesday of the minutes from the Federal Reserve Board meeting held earlier this month took a decidedly hawkish turn. Interesting to u...

The Financial Animal: 40 Years of Market Crashes and Why You Should Never Panic

William Walsh
New all-time closing highs for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite but none of the enthusiasm one might reasonably expect from such milestones. Volum...
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