by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Mar 9, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Uncategorized
Last week the Bull & Bear Tracker (BBT) exited the market on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 after producing a net gain of 1.4% for the week. The reasons why the tracker did not re-enter the market: Market was too volatile for text messaged instructions. During one...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Mar 6, 2020 | alerts, Uncategorized
The February non-farm payrolls were a welcome surprise as they rose by 273 thousand, the most sinceMarch 2018 and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% from 3.6%. It appears that the US economy isstill in good shape and quite a way off from entering recession...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Mar 2, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Uncategorized
The stock market may have been in free fall last week, it seems to have caught itself today and has recovered, with the Dow up well over 1,000 points. Whether this turnaround will last and improve remains to be seen. Some stock analysts believe the market has moved...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jan 30, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy
US fourth quarter GDP was up a mere 2.1%, unchanged from the preceding three-month period. The main drivers behind the modest growth were consumer and government spending, as well as residential fixed investment and exports. Interestingly, home sales, both new and...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Dec 12, 2019 | alerts, Uncategorized
The Federal Reserve in its final policy decision of the year left rates unchanged and indicated that it would keep them on hold next year, expecting a solid economy. So far the economic numbers support this point of view, but it is quite possible that the US tariff...
