The stock market settled down in the first two and a half months of the second quarter from the extreme volatility we experienced in the first quarter. With the exception of a few days in May, the S&P 500® Index stayed above the March 31, 2016 level which kept the...

Markets have begun to open in the Far East as I write. So far we are seeing a bit of a carryover from Friday’s action. That is, the Pound Sterling is weak, gold is strong, equities are weak and the hand wringing is a bit feverish. This is not surprising nor is it a...

As usual, I found myself watching overnight markets and news coverage of the latest “Biggest Event Ever”. This time the “event” was the vote on “BREXIT” or, in other words, the United Kingdom’s decision to stay (“IN”) or leave (“BREXIT”) the European Union of which...