U.S. NAHB index
Only the Middle East Conflict Seems to Matter These Days
May 18, 2026
(139) Now into its twelfth week, the negotiating impasse between the United States and Iran and ongoing halt to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continues to override all other factors affecting financial markets especially in the face of evidence of mounting inflationary pressure around the world. The latest U.S. proposal, an offer to […] More
Ukraine Talks at White House Overshadow Other News and Market Developments Today
August 18, 2025
(178) Last Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting in Anchorage produced a profound shift in the U.S. President’s position, which again aligns with the Russian viewpoint. As it has been through most of the Ukraine-Russian War, Trump again sympathizes with Putin’s objectives that does not accept the ceasefire-first approach but rather prioritizes Russian grievances against Ukraine’s legitimacy as […] More
Late 2019 Equity Rally Extended
December 16, 2019
Last week’s apparent Phase I trade agreement between the United States and China continued to fuel a rally in global stocks this Monday. Share prices are up 2.6% in the U.K., 1.4% in France, and 1.0% in Germany, and markets close up 1.6% in Australia and 0.6% in China. The Hong Kong and Japan markets […] More
