Buzz on Business

Stocks Soar Despite Inflation Spike: A New Bull Market? 

William Walsh
Friday was a pretty good day on Wall Street. All the major indexes posted gains, volume was down from Thursday’s level but above average and pretty ...

Mixed Signals: Markets at All-Time Highs Despite Weakening Labor Market 

William Walsh
It was more of the same over the 4th of July holiday shortened week on Wall Street.  The indexes were mixed but the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite...

From Rugrat to Big-Shot Lawyer: A Father-Son Story and the Dow at 40,000

William Walsh
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time ever on Friday. Quite the milestone and quite a tribute to American business a...

Bullish Reversal Followed by Bearish Reversal? Huh? The Financial Animal Decodes Mixed Signals

William Walsh
On Friday, we reported that the S&P 500 had had a lower low and a higher close, a pattern known as a Bullish Reversal. Over the next three trading ses...

Hope vs. Reality: Can the Stock Market Keep Rallying Without a Fed Rate Cut?

William Walsh
Wall Street has been wishing and hoping for a rate cut from the Federal Reserve, probably since rates started heading up in March of 2022. Those hopes...

Fed Slows QT, Markets Do a Rollercoaster: The Financial Animal Explains

William Walsh
As expected, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee did not change interest rates as it concluded two days of meetings on Wednesday afternoon, but ...

Mixed Signals: Markets Down, Earnings Up - What's Going On?

William Walsh
When we see a dramatic move in the markets, we can typically guess the cause, especially when that move comes in the overnight session. Before the ope...

Gold Up Over 40% in Six Months: Is Inflation Lurking?

William Walsh
For some months now, we have wondered and worried on this podcast about the rapid increase in the price of Gold. In October and November of last year,...

Skeptical About Yesterday's Rally? Here's Why You Should Be

William Walsh
When stocks make a dramatic move, one way or the other, our reflexive, initial reaction is one of skepticism. Perhaps this is just part of our nature,...

Fed Rate Cuts in 2024? Don't Hold Your Breath, But Here's What To Watch Now

William Walsh
The Producer Price Index complex, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, came in a tick better than expected Thursday morning. More on that ...

Stocks Up, Rates Up, Gold Up: Is There Room to Run in This Market Rally?

William Walsh
Stocks bounced on Friday, but volume was off, and markets finished with a loss for the week, which was only the fifth down week since this rally began...

Tech Gains, Dow Down, Bonds Up - But Was Anyone Really Watching?

William Walsh
Stocks finished mixed on Friday, but volume was very low, and we couldn’t help but get the feeling that traders took the day off, got out of town, a...

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