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Weekly Market Pulse: Politicians Acting Badly

By |2023-05-22T08:42:25-04:00May 22nd, 2023|Alhambra Portfolios, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Markets, Real Estate, Stocks|

Should investors be worried about the impending breach of the US debt ceiling? A default would be catastrophic according to numerous news articles I've read recently. Well, to be honest, I didn't read past the first few paragraphs of most of those articles because if you've read one of them, you've read them all. Obviously, a default would be bad [...]

A Small Dose Of Reality

By |2013-10-20T20:22:49-04:00October 20th, 2013|Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Taxes/Fiscal Policy|

While I was gone on my short business/golf trip the politicians managed to avert disaster by agreeing to continue arguing about the federal budget for a few more months before we face another self imposed debt deadline. The stock market took the reprieve as a positive since it means the Fed will keep up its heroic efforts to stave off [...]

Politicians Acting Childish

By |2013-10-07T07:07:42-04:00October 6th, 2013|Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Taxes/Fiscal Policy|

This will be shorter than usual, something I'm sure pleases more than a few of you. I'm traveling this week, in Asheville, NC Monday and Tuesday meeting with some clients and future clients and taking a much needed break in Hilton Head the rest of the week. I'm playing Harbour Town next Sunday so the odds of getting anything from [...]

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