by diastole-admin | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
That dratted groundhog saw his shadow this morning and predicted six more weeks of winter. My garbage cans are already buried in drifts, and my car is frozen in the garage. But compared to lots of people’s problems, my complaints are picayune. Good luck to everyone...
by diastole-admin | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Another tragedy in Minnesota, followed by snowmageddon across half of the country. Once again it is hard to focus on the details of the economy, but I’ll try. I hope you are all as well as can be expected, and that your power is restored soon. It is Fed week again,...
by diastole-admin | Jan 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Markets are lower this morning, in part due to the president’s threatening new tariffs on any country that opposes his Greenland ambitions. President Trump has also announced that he will impose a 25% tariff on any country “doing business” with Iran. Per the Wall...
by diastole-admin | Jan 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
In the face of non-stop news, some of which is tragic, it can seem superficial to concentrate on money, but we will still try to make sense of the economy and investments and things that we believe are important to you…. Like the job market. On Friday, we received the...
by diastole-admin | Jan 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’ll admit that I played a little hooky over the holidays. Thanks for your patience with my missing Comments. But I’m back at work now and ready to spread some pithy wisdom. If I can find any. A brief review of the past couple of weeks in markets: up. In fact, the...
by diastole-admin | Dec 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last week the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee did exactly what 90% of Fed watchers were expecting and lowered interest rates by 25 basis points (1/4 of 1%). The Fed-funds rate now stands at 3.50% to 3.75%. But it was something ELSE that the Fed announced that...
