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Last week, many investors were focused on economic data. The Personal Consumption report offers information about Americans’ income and spending over the previous month. It includes one of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauges, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. The March report showed: Disposable income, which is the amount

Using the mail route, however, presented an opportunity to the citizens of Chautauqua County. They could partake first-hand in the great American experience. They could meet General Lafayette face-to-face.The post Lafayette’s Farewell Tour: Special Delivery To Westfield, A Fitting First appeared first on Chris Carosa

There is a lot going on in the world that could affect the value of financial markets – wars, tensions between major powers, a strong dollar, and rising oil prices – just to name a few. Last week, it was Federal Reserve policy. The possibility that the Fed might keep

The bull charged from October 2023 through March 2024. Last week, it took a breather.Optimistic may be the best word to describe the first quarter of 2024. From the start of the year, investors were confident that an economic soft landing in the United States was possible. The U.S. stock

Note the self-importance implied by tolerance. It suggests your view is the correct view. This stance subtly tells the other person there’s no need to prove the superiority of your view because it is assumed to be the proper view.The post Lafayette On The Folly Of Tolerance appeared first on

What do dieters have in common with the Federal Reserve?If you’ve ever dieted, you may be familiar with the weight-loss plateau. Many people experience steady progress. The bathroom scale moves lower week by week – until it doesn’t – and that can be discouraging.The Federal Reserve has been trying to

Because of this regularity, ancient astronomers identified a pattern to eclipses. Called “The Saros Cycle,” they have used it to predict when and where eclipses would occur. That’s how Columbus knew there was going to be an eclipse (right when he needed one, it turns out).The post Famous Eclipses In

Optimism abounds!Enthusiasm for everything related to artificial intelligence (AI) drove a global stock market rally last week. Equity markets in the United States, Europe, and Japan hit all-time highs after a leading chipmaker reported better-than-expected earnings and an extraordinary surge in demand for its artificial intelligence-targeted processors, wrote Rita Nazareth

Don’t fight the Fed.The Federal Reserve (Fed) is the central bank of the United States. A longstanding bit of investment wisdom is: Don’t fight the Fed. It means that investors should align their strategies with the Fed’s monetary policy. Economic growth is influenced by Fed policy, and stock markets tend

THE NATIONAL DEBT IS BIG. Last year, the U.S. economy produced about $27.9 trillion worth of goods and services. At the end of 2023, the U.S. national debt was about $33.2 trillion.So, America’s debt is currently bigger than its economy.The U.S. national debt has accumulated over decades. Each year the