The Fed, Inflation, and Interest Rates The coming year is likely to see a nearly constant Federal Reserve (“Fed”) watch as the Central…

U.S. CPI soared 7.0% (year-over-year) in December, outpacing prior-month readings and closing out 2021 at a 40-year high  [Exhibit 1]. Cor…

With potential changes to tax laws looming and a mergers and acquisitions market that’s on fire, it’s an important time for business…

“In God we trust. All others must provide data.”  Dr. William Schaffner, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as quoted in The New York Times on 02/…

February has seen a steady climb in longer-term Treasury rates with the 10-year T-Note at 1.35%, which is well above the sub-1% level where they bega…

In this issue: Middle East tensions are likely to rise again with renewed sanctions on Iran set to begin this August. The Trump administrat…

The recently released “America’s Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs” looks to…

The U.S. & Mexico have agreed on the framework for a new trade deal Key auto-related issues have been resolved, including content s…

  High hopes for holiday cheer "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why"   - Bernard Baru…

October 10th saw a jarring sell-off in the equity market with the S&P 500 tumbling almost 3.3% and the tech-heavy NASDAQ declining over 4%. The s…