“Snow in April is abominable,” said Anne. “Like a slap in the face when you expected a kiss.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Ingleside April has been a cruel month indeed in the Mid-West. A carousel of snow, freezing rain, and sharp wind gusts downtown have...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, perhaps this is the picture to capture what February felt like. And early indications are that March might set us up for more of the same. The month started in a chaos of adjustments – to the potential absence of a...
Words matter. No sooner had Steve Mnuchin, US Treasury Secretary, uttered the words (at Davos this week) “a weaker dollar is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities” then the US dollar started to slide leaving it -2.6% against a basket of other...
Last year markets focused on developed market politics, which provided plenty of surprises and uncertainty. As a result Emerging Markets seemed much more pedestrian, and even mature in comparison. Overall positive indicators such as elections in Argentina led...
After the unprecedented wrath delivered by Hurricane, and then Tropical Storm, Harvey, the media and state governments were laser-focused on the potential for Hurricane Irma’s destruction on Florida and the South East. The most powerful Atlantic hurricane in...
