Thought Leadership Archive
If you only had three words to best explain the 2nd quarter of 2024, they would be artificial, intelligence and inflation. Of course, the first two go together under the acronym AI, which is on everyone’s…
INFLATION The official inflation gauges are showing signs of improving. This means prices aren’t going up as rapidly as they once were. It does NOT mean prices are going down for the consumer. This is the…
Next to the word “boredom” in the dictionary should be the following two things: The 1st quarter of 2024 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report Recent GDP estimates for the 2nd quarter of 2024 Neither good nor…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again everybody. This is John Norris at Trading Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend Sam Clement. Sam, say hello Sam Clement (00:36):…
This past week, I had a number of people ask me how much longer the stock market can continue to climb. From the outside looking in, this year’s rally must seem pretty curious. I have news…
Listen to the full episode here. John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again everybody. This is John Norris at Trading Perspectives. As always, we have a good friend, Sam Clements. Sam, say, hello, Sam Clement (00:36): John.…
This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June 2024 fell 0.1%. This negative number was better than the analysts we were expecting, and pretty much guaranteed the Federal…
Yesterday, as Americans were celebrating Independence Day and broiling in the heat, the United Kingdom (UK) held elections. That the unpopular, ruling Conservative and Unionist Party (Tories) would take a beating was a given. The only…
At around 11:45 CDT this past Monday (6/24), I was a mixture of resigned, frustrated and annoyed. I had just walked out of an open-air restaurant in Acadia National Park in Maine. This, after waiting for…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris: Well, hello again everybody. This is John Norris at Trading Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend, Sam Clements. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement: Hey, John. I’m…