by Robert Katch | May 6, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
With U.S. economic growth slowing and profits falling, our Federal Reserve is between a rock and a hard place. Just six months ago, they expected a more robust economy and indicated four interest rate hikes for 2016. But that was quickly reduced to just two hikes...
by Robert Katch | May 4, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
China enjoyed tremendous GDP growth for many years as the country constructed vast cities and built highways to connect them. Unfortunately, many of the cities and roads are empty – currently rendering these assets useless – and no income is being...
by Robert Katch | May 2, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
The second-longest bull market for U.S. stocks continues to struggle. Since last summer, the market has twice dropped over 10%. Although the market rallied back on both occasions, it still finds itself below its May 2015 high. Even that high was reached by...
by Robert Katch | Apr 20, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
Once again, investors are hoping they will be rescued by our Federal Reserve. This cycle has repeated itself several times since our last recession: The Fed signals there will be no more easy money yet economic growth slows. Investors become worried and the stock...
by Robert Katch | Apr 12, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
The U.S. economy has now experienced its fourth quarter in a row of flat or lower earnings. On average, S&P 500 earnings are expected to drop 7% to 8% in the first quarter of 2016. The stock market is likely to stay in a trading range until there is greater...
