International events and a strong U.S. dollar and not decimating foreign markets as you would expect. And things look even better if viewed through the lens of local currencies. Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun breaks down the Currency Illusion.
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Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun gives a refresher on nominal and real interest rates and what they're saying right now about the investor fear factor.
As I sit here Monday evening with the Dow having closed down 2000 points and the 10-year Treasury yield around 0.5%, the title of this update seems utterly ridiculous. With the new coronavirus still spreading and a collapse in oil prices threatening the entire shale oil industry, recession is now the expected outcome. Most...
The headline says up 4.5% but that was almost entirely due to a surge in aircraft orders. Ex-transportation, orders were up just 0.1% and core capital goods were down after three straight up months. Read the rest at Econoday  
Stocks took another beating last week as the scope of the coronavirus shutdown started to sink in. The S&P 500 was down 15% last week with most of that coming on Monday after the Fed’s emergency rate cuts. Our accounts performed much better than that, but were still down...