Talking Markets

May 1, 2017

Comment Jim Bianco was on CNBC Friday discussing the markets. To view the interview, click on the image above. To view any of our recent interviews, click here.

Predicting The Peak In Stocks

May 1, 2017

CNBC – Mario Gabelli sees another ‘pocket’ like the ’87 crash ahead — he just doesn’t know when The market has no margin of safety, but it is OK, Mario Gabelli said. However, investors need to be prepared for...

This Week’s Fed Meeting Is All About The Balance Sheet

May 1, 2017

The Wall Street Journal – Fed Officials Expected to Keep Rates Steady Federal Reserve officials are likely to keep interest rates steady at their policy meeting this week and drill down into details about when and how to reduce their large...

The French Election

May 1, 2017

The Wall Street Journal – Europe Investors Bid Adieu to Political Jitters and Begin Buying Money flows to the continent as focus turns to economic recovery Investors aren’t waiting for the conclusion of the French election to put money back...

Interpreting The Drop In 10-Year Yields

May 1, 2017

Barron’s – Byron Wien: The Scary Signal of the Bond Market The surprising drop in 10-year Treasury yield speaks volumes about challenges of a changing economy. At the beginning of the year, most market strategists were in agreement that...

Hedge Funds Reduce Their British Pound Net Short Position

May 1, 2017

The Financial Times – Hedge funds slash bets against sterling Currency strengthens as investors expect Conservatives to win election and gain seats Hedge funds have slashed their bets against the British pound to the lowest level since the...

Hard Data vs. Soft Data

May 1, 2017

Bloomberg – Central Banks to Stay Looser Longer Than Markets Expect This is a busy time for major central banks. The Bank of Japan and European Central Bank met last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Federal Reserve meet this week,...

Interpreting Market Chatter In The Trump Era

May 1, 2017

The Wall Street Journal – After 100 Days of Trump Presidency, Advisers Say Client Worry Has Eased ‘No one is telling me, “I’m afraid of Trump,” at this point, as far as their investments go’ In the aftermath of Republican Donald...

Twitter To Stream 24-Hour Bloomberg Feed

May 1, 2017

The Verge – Twitter will stream 24-hour news from Bloomberg starting this fall Twitter will partner with Bloomberg as part of its plans to stream live video 24 hours a day, The Wall Street Journal reports. The deal will see Bloomberg producing...

Life Imitates Art

May 1, 2017

The Wall Street Journal – Renaissance Feud Spills Over to Hedge Fund Poker Night Executive David Magerman says he had hoped to repair frayed relationship with Mercers Mr. Magerman hit his own losing streak. Around 10:30 p.m., after he consumed...

Cartoons

May 1, 2017