Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group As I write this commentary, it appears that the S&P 500 is heading for one of the worst weeks of 2019. What happened? The markets had fully expected…
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Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Recent rhetoric from the Fed, reports from the G20 meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping have resulted in improved optimism by the stock market. At the…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group The US stock markets have rallied to new all-time highs in June following a big sell off in May. Last week the Fed made some shift in their…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Inverted yield curve, trade war and tariffs introduce a dose of fear into the markets. Yield curve inversion was all over the news in the last week. An…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Tariff fears are real and have come full circle in the market since the beginning of May. Up until this point in 2019, there was quite a bit…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group It’s amazing how one word can change things in this market. Last Wednesday The Fed kept interest rates unchanged at their latest Fed meeting. However, during the following…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group It is shocking what a difference spring can make in terms of outlook and views. We began 2019 under the clouds of uncertainty marked by a notably terrible…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Bond yield curve inversion has a center stage on Wall Street these days. It demands attention and headlines, but why? What exactly is an inverted yield curve? An…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Last week we had a 5-day stock market retreat. As with all trends and possible future implications, we can look at the rhymes we see in history, but…