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Market Talk – May 25th, 2017

May 25, 2017

Core Asia opened on a positive note following constructive observations from the FED minutes, the addition of apparent OPEC commitments and the lack of market reaction following Moody’s downgrade of China sovereign. Ahead of the long weekend scheduled in the US, the enthusiasm to invest appears positive even as we chase market sentiment. Have we […]

Frankfurt Euro Seminar July 22nd, 2017

May 25, 2017

We will be posting the links for the ticket and the price. This is a half-day session to keep the costs down so we do not need to supply lunch. The conferences like the WEC are expensive for they are always held in 5 star places and include the cost of food and open bars […]

Fed Rates & Minutes

May 25, 2017

Minutes from the Fed’s May policy meeting showed board members thought that if jobs growth remains healthy with a rebound in investment and consumer spending then rates could rise “soon”, which many took to mean June. The economy has shown some signs of weakness, the Fed still thinks its broad strength would justify winding down […]

US Pension Crisis Picking Up Full Speed

May 25, 2017

The Pension Crisis is serious and is the catalyst that will bring everything down. Nearly 600 State & Local governments are now in the hole and has reached nearly $1.2 trillion of unfunded pension liabilities in FY 2014. This reflects total pension liabilities of $4.798 trillion and total pension assets (or fiduciary net position) of $3.607 […]