by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 19, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy, Tariffs
Last night President Trump announced that he was levying an additional $200 billion of tariffs and Chinese imports. The result was significant stock market declines throughout Asia and Europe. Several weeks ago, Mr. Trump said that winning a trade war wasn’t so...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 18, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy
The American economy went through almost ten years of a wrenching economic stagnation. At the start of 2018 it looked as though the American economy was finally expanding nicely and broadly. Then President Trump decided to throw a wrench into the global economy by...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 11, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Markets/Economy
Talk about an impending stock market crash and another deep recession is heating up. The latest is a comment by former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke who said that the time between now and 2020 is a crucial period for the markets to correct and for the US economy to remain...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 5, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy
The world’s key economies continue to perform quite well. This positive development, however, is probably being upended now. The shift is entirely due to the decision by President Trump to start a trade war on his own initiative. Trump is probably right about the way...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 1, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy
The US economy is showing more signs of weakness. Nowhere is that more evident than in the real estate market. The sale of previously owned homes in April shrank 2.1% y/y, following a 2.8% drop in March. Sales declined every month so far this year and are poised to...
