Deeper Analysis
U.S. Pandemic Trends Since the November Election
February 23, 2021
February 22nd used to be a national holiday celebrating the birth of George Washington in 1732, but it was a solemn occasion in America this year, as the number of identified U.S. deaths from Covid-19 surpassed half a million people. That’s greater than the number of combined U.S. deaths from World War II, the Korean […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Watching Stocks, Long-Term Interest Rates, and Events on Capitol Hill
February 23, 2021
Futures trading on the Nasdaq, which fell over 300 points yesterday, are down an additional 1.4% this Tuesday. The half-percentage point rise in the U.S. ten-year Treasury yield since mid-December reflects speculation that inflation and growth may be stronger than assumed later this year but not so much so as to provoke the Fed into […] More
