by Manchester Financial | Oct 22, 2012 | Economy, Investing, Markets
The strong stock market in recent months seems to suggest that things are pretty good, while our analysis warns us that serious risks and challenges remain. Here are some of the short-term positives the market has been reflecting: The European Central Bank (ECB) is...
by Manchester Financial | Aug 9, 2012 | Economy, Investing, Markets
Fueled by the lack of bad news out of Europe, the market continues its climb back to the 2012 high it reached in April. There is hope that fiscal and monetary cooperation in the region could keep the fiscal crisis from spinning out of control. However, recent market...
by Manchester Financial | Aug 15, 2011 | Economy, Investing, Markets
Anyone who has even a passing interest in financial news and the investment world knows that we are in a period of unusual events and uncertainty. Although some recent developments are unprecedented, and the headlines can be alarming, history counsels against...
by Manchester Financial | Jul 5, 2011 | Economy, Investing, Markets
The U.S. and many world market indices were looking at modest gains until they ran headlong into the month of June, when a variety of concerns came together to drive prices lower pretty much everywhere in the world. If you look at the MSCI Developed Markets report,...
by Manchester Financial | Jul 5, 2011 | Economy, Investing, Markets
What does the end of the Fed’s QE2 initiative mean for the markets and the economy? President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan collected most of the headlines, but Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s press conference the same evening was, for some economists,...
by Manchester Financial | Jun 17, 2011 | Financial Planning, Investing
The EU remains at a critical point in its young life as it must solve some very serious problems. The borrowing costs for highly indebted countries like Greece remain at unsustainable levels and they cannot rollover or extend their debt without being deemed in...
