by diastole-admin | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
April 21, 2025 Taxes or extension filed? Check. Daffodils everywhere in my yard? Check. Dairy Queen open? Check. Other news? Well, stock markets were disappointing again last week, while Treasury and other bond prices rose slightly. That last is very good news,...
by diastole-admin | Apr 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
April 14, 2025 It’s weird when the biggest news on an April 14th is not the panicked realization that tax day is tomorrow. This year, that’s not even top five. Crazy stock market turbulence is probably first, although maybe bond markets should be. And even though...
by diastole-admin | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
In order for me to help you understand what’s happening in markets lately, I think I would have to set this letter on fire and put it in your mailbox. But we use email (much safer) and so I think I’ll go with one of my father’s favorite aphorisms: “Aside from that...
by diastole-admin | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
“May you live in interesting times,” was my favorite Chinese curse when I was twelve. And despite its being English in origin, and not exactly a curse, it remains a favorite. But a little too on the nose today, perhaps? We sit in between the economic news releases of...
by diastole-admin | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Spring is here! And with it all of the uncertainty surrounding upcoming April tariffs, possibly-transitory inflation, and daffodils! Yay! And it wouldn’t be spring without the Federal Reserve’s mid-March meeting, which in this case resulted in NO change to the...
by diastole-admin | Mar 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
A quick review of markets from last week is somewhat depressing. Friday was positive, but not enough to overcome the beginning of the week. All three major indices (quick poll: should I change my usage to indexes? All the kids are doing it.) fell more than 2% for the...
