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Some Notable Events That Grabbed My Attention This Week
Market and economic news in the last week were dominated by a factor from outside the markets and economy: the coronavirus that’s spreading around the globe. Also known as COVID-19, the virus has infected more than 82,400 people and killed 2,804 worldwide, as of Feb. 27, according to the New York Times. The most important […]
Bob’s Journal for 2/20
The bond bull market is back, at least for a while. Every time it appears that low market interest rates are in the past, something happens to cause rates to decline. Just a few months ago, central bankers around the world made it clear that they were more worried about deflation and recession than about […]
Bob’s Journal for 2/13/20
Some Notable Events That Grabbed My Attention This Week Morningstar’s mutual fund service finally started analyst coverage of WCM Focused International Growth (WCMRX). The service is late to the party, and that’s common with many investment consultants, rating services and other investment aids. I’ve been recommending WCMRX off and on for years, and it’s been […]
Bob’s Journal for 2/6
The United Kingdom’s 47-year-long membership in the European Union (EU) ended last week. The separation, commonly called Brexit, was mostly uneventful. While there was no economic calamity or social upheaval, that’s partly because the Brexit process isn’t over. The deal that was negotiated between the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the EU in 2019 allowed many […]
Bob’s Journal for 1/30
There’s evidence that volatile markets make people unstable and even dangerous. Some European academics have looked at the relationship between fluctuations in U.S. stock prices and fatal car accidents. They found that a sharp daily drop in stock prices, which they defined as a move of one standard deviation or more, was associated with a […]
Some Notable Events That Grabbed My Attention This Week
The steady rise of the market indexes is hiding some interesting developments in the markets. The largest stocks are dominating the indexes more than usual. In a capitalization-weighted index such as the S&P 500, the 10 largest stocks usually account for a high percentage of the index and its performance. Now, the five largest stocks […]
Bob’s Journal for 1/16
Stock prices aren’t the only feature of the stock market which are reaching record highs. The percentage of the companies listed on the stock market exchanges that have reported losses is rising. A report from Société Générale featured in The Wall Street Journal concluded that almost 40% of the listed stocks reported losses over the […]
Bob’s Journal 1/9
You can’t anticipate what’s going to happen next between the United States and Iran or between the United States and China. Events and rumors regarding those conflicts move the markets many days and over longer periods of time. You could try to guess which way the conflicts will go and invest accordingly. Of course, you’ll […]
