Rocktober 31, 2019 * Currencies & metals both rally on the rate cut news! * Chinese PMI’s sink further into contraction territory… Good Day… And a Tub Thumpin’ Thursday to you! And Boo! It’s Halloween! I remember quite a few years ago now, when I was in New Orleans for a Conference, and was having … Continue reading “Fed Cuts Rates, But Indicates It Will Pause Now…”
Rocktober 30, 2019 * Currencies trade steady Eddie on Tuesday… * Gold & Silver keep their back and forth pattern in place… Good Day… And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! I went through a battery of tests yesterday, and still have one more next week before I know the real story with the blood flow … Continue reading “It’s A FOMC Day!”
Rocktober 28, 2019 * Currencies and metals rally on Thursday… * But fail to add to gains on Friday! Good day… And a Marvelous Monday to you! A weekend that went so fast, that I kept thinking yesterday was Monday already! Friday I started a fire in our outdoor fire pit, and stayed out by … Continue reading “U.S. Economic Data Continues To Print Weak!”
Rocktober 24, 2019 * Currencies and metals drift again on Wednesday… * German employment drops! Good Day… and a Tub Thumpin’ Thursday to you! Well, I was off on my thought yesterday that the Blues would play again on Wednesday night… They play tonight! But good friend, Mike K., saw that mistake I made and … Continue reading “The Fed Increases Their Injections Into The Repo Market!”
Rocktober 23, 2019 * Currencies give back more of their Friday gains… * Fed interjects nearly $100 Billion… this is getting crazy! Good Day… And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! The World Series began last night, and the Nationals did something that few teams have been able to do… they hit Astros pitcher, Garret Cole…. … Continue reading “U.K. Parliament Says “NO” On BREXIT Deal…”
Rocktober 22, 2019 * Currencies can’t hold or add to their Friday gains… * The growth of Treasury Issuance is to blame… Good Day… And a Tom Terrific Tuesday to you! Well, little Evie, my darling granddaughter came home on Sunday, and made a trip to the doc on Monday, and she’s fine! Newborn babies … Continue reading “JPMorgan Says The Illiquidity Mess Is Only Going To Get Worse!”
Rocktober 21, 2019 * No ironed out BREXIT Deal yet, but sterling keeps rallying! * Have traders decided to sell dollars outright? Good Day… And a Marvelous Monday to you! Oh, woe is me… What a horrible weekend, sports wise, for me this past weekend… Both my Missouri Tigers and St. Louis Blues lost on … Continue reading “Negative Data Prints Sends The Dollar To The Woodshed…”
Rocktober 16, 2019 * Dollar gets sold, currencies rally… * There’s a BREXIT deal on the table! Good Day… And a Tub Thumpin’ Thursday to you! Congratulations to the Washington Nationals, who will play in their very first World Series… They swept my Cardinals on Tuesday night, and ran them out of the stadium… It … Continue reading “Is the Fed Lying to us, or… Just being Disingenuous?”
Rocktober 15, 2019 * All the euphoria on Friday, turns to gloom on Monday! * If it quacks like QE, walks like QE, and talks like QE, well…. Good Day… And a Tom Terrific Tuesday to you! Another beautiful fall day here yesterday… I’ve always contended that autumn was the best weather we experience here … Continue reading “China Says, “Not So Fast Tim!” To The Tentative Agreement…”