by Michael Markowski | Feb 28, 2018 | alerts, Secular Bulls/Bears, Tariffs
Yesterday, US President Donald Trump announced that the US would impose a 25% tariff on those countries importing steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum into the US. The reaction by the leaders of foreign countries has been harsh. President Trump’s push back tweet “trade...
by Michael Markowski | Feb 28, 2018 | alerts, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears
The chart below which depicts the stock market’s bubbles since 2007 is based on the price history of the S&P 500 versus long-term US government bonds for the period of 2003 through February 2018. The large bubble, which had been in place prior to the election of...
by Michael Markowski | Feb 28, 2018 | alerts, Secular Bulls/Bears
Another nail has been pounded in the coffin of the 2009 Bull Market. May the Bull rest in peace (RIP). Yesterday new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave testimony to the US Senate’s banking committee. Based on his testimony the probability has increased that...
by Michael Markowski | Feb 1, 2018 | alerts, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears
The 2009 Bull that had a nine-year run died and the 2018 BEAR market was born on January 31, 2018. The market’s taking less than two weeks to decline by 8% from its all-time high that it made on January 26, 2018 and be at a loss of 1% for 2018 is a game changer. The...
