Author: Gary Kaltbaum

There has been a bet placed by the market over the past week or so and that is or was that the fed will raise rates sooner rather than later. This mantra has been going on for 22 months. 22 months ago, the fed stopped printing and since, has teased and yapped away rate hikes…

Stocks fell after most of Wednesday’s economic data strengthened the argument for another rate hike. ADP, the country’s largest private payrolls report, said private U.S. employers added 177k new jobs, beating estimates for 175k in July. Weekly mortgage applications rose by +2.8%, which was higher than last week’s reading of -2.1%. Elsewhere, pending home sales jumped…

Market Update: Stock futures are higher ahead of Thursday’s open as the Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled into its 50 day moving average line for the first time since Brexit. Elsewhere, UK factory orders jumped higher which helped alleviate concern that brexit would adversely affect their economy. Gary’s Thoughts: A wee bit higher as market awaits tomorrow’s…