Market Commentary

Daily Comments

Of course, I had no idea yesterday morning when I wrote about crude oil markets that it would ultimately turn into a historic record-setting session with spot WTI futures descending to as low as minus $40 per barrel.  Someone who owned crude oil was willing to pay someone else $40…

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Free Commentary

Have you ever been thinking about purchasing something, and the company or distributor tells you there are only a few left?  Your first reaction may be to suspect this is nothing more than a marketing ploy, trying to get you to buy sooner and maybe even buy more than you…

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Daily Comments

Have you ever been thinking about purchasing something, and the company or distributor tells you there are only a few left?  Your first reaction may be to suspect this is nothing more than a marketing ploy, trying to get you to buy sooner and maybe even buy more than you…

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Weekly Commentary

APRIL 17, 2020 One of my favorite adages has long been—it is never the alligator you are watching that will get you. Could there be a more apt description of what has bitten the entire world over the past several months?  I was raised in an era where we were…

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Free Commentary

It stands to reason that as we now look ahead to what impact COVID-19 will have on the economic future, we look to China as a lead indicator seeing the virus originated and impacted that nation first.  This morning they released first-quarter GDP numbers, and yet another record has been…

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