While 2022 was an ugly year for the stock market, 2023 has been a different story thus far. Stocks have moved higher for most of 2023...

As we reach the halfway point of 2023, this is the first of two posts where we take a closer look at the economy and financial markets....

Last Wednesday the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by .25% to a range of 5%-5.25%. The chart below provides context on just how...

April has flown by, but we wanted to take a look at some of the recent economic data, as well as give an update on the latest troubled...

The fall of Silicon Valley Bank has significantly changed the path of interest rates according to current market pricing.  We...

Silicon Valley Bank has been in the headlines everywhere you look over the last few days. We have a lot to say on this topic, but will be...

Last week was important as the November CPI report was released on Tuesday and that was followed up with the Federal Reserve’s decision...

Financial markets spent most of this week digesting the gains that followed the release of the October CPI report . The Consumer Price...

Will Allen and Michael Brooks discuss how when it comes to inflation, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has moved the goalposts. The guys look at...

Last week the two most anticipated gauges on inflation, CPI & PPI, were reported. We tell you what they said, but we don't stop there. We...

There has been no shortage of news making developments this summer in the financial markets. So many, in fact, that we can’t cover it all...

Will Allen and Michael Brooks discuss the Fed’s .75% rate hike, which is the largest increase since 1994. They also discuss why they are...

The selloff that began last week in financial markets is continuing this morning as investors grapple with Friday morning’s CPI report...

Earnings season is in full swing. We take a look at some of the most important reports so far. Also, we tell you why the -1.4% economic...

It was a busy news week for the financial markets as earnings season kicked off and interest rates continued to march higher. But the...

Will Allen and Michael Brooks discuss the impact the Russian invasion is having on the price of oil. They also talk about the outlook...

There is a lot to discuss so I will dispense with the pleasantries and jump right in. Russia/Ukraine If you didn’t get a chance to read...

The news tonight that Russia has begun to invade Ukraine comes as no surprise as it has been telegraphed for weeks. The stock market has...

Yesterday we got an update from Fed Chair Jay Powell on his current thinking regarding the Fed's plan for hiking interest rates and...

We are three weeks into 2022 and the story so far has been the continued increase in inflation and the impact that is having on the...