Smelling like roses

As we approach mid-June the S&P 500 is flirting with record highs, after technology stocks rallied and financials strengthened in expectation of a Fed rate rise.  To the north, Canada’s central bank also looked to be set to raise rates, which caused that...

Middle Eastern Intrigue

Since the President made Saudi Arabia the first stop on his inaugural foreign tour there has been a spike in interest in both the murky and troubled politics of the region as well as its likely impact on both global investment and the price of oil.  Early this week...

Triple Risk Thursday and its denouement

As we sit here in early June markets are distinctly lack luster . . with movements of less than 1% in US markets in the first four trading days.  There was a holding of collective breath in advance of “Triple Risk Thursday” on June 8, and it is fair to say...