23Mar/21

Tide turns for economies and financial markets but volatility ahead

March 23, 2021Long-Term InvestingBonds, Emerging Markets, Fiscal Policy, Global Investing, Monetary Policy, Retirement, Stocks, Tech, value investinggpowell

A year ago, the world was falling apart as the coronavirus started to spread around the globe. Stock markets sold off markedly amid turbulent volatility throughout the first quarter before reaching aRead More…

21Jan/21

Biannual Commodities Update January 2021

January 21, 2021Global Investingcommodities, copper, Crude Oil, Global Investing, gold, lumber, natural gas, Precious Metals, Silver, Soybeansgpowell

The tables turned for commodities during the second half of the year, with an across-the-board rally putting all but oil and coal prices in the black for the year. The steep climbRead More…

18Dec/20

Global Stock Markets Rally on Good News

December 18, 2020Global InvestingCoronavirus, Dow, Emerging Markets, Global Investing, Risk, Stocksgpowell

Global stock markets rally on good news Good news abounded in November, sending already elevated stock markets to fresh highs as two significant weights were lifted off the neck of financial markets.Read More…

12Oct/20

Investing Through a Coronavirus Plagued Economy

October 12, 2020Long-Term InvestingBonds, COVID-19, Diversification, Economics, Election, gold, S&P500, Stocks, Unemployment, Volatilitygpowell

With the COVID-19 pandemic still plaguing many countries, economies are in the worst shape they’ve been in decades. Hopes of a V-shaped recovery proved short-lived as infection rates began rising again duringRead More…

07Sep/20

Markets Knocked Off Highs As Reality Takes Hold

September 7, 2020Long-Term InvestingCOVID-19, Economics, FAANG, Global Investing, gold, Interest Rates, Stocks, Techgpowell

Markets knocked off their August highs as reality takes hold After hitting record highs during August, the US stock market sold off sharply in early September as the tech stocks that haveRead More…

26Jul/20

Commodities Update First Half 2020

July 26, 2020Long-Term Investingcoal, commodities, copper, Crude Oil, Economics, gold, natural gas, Platinum, Silver, Zincgpowell

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made it a tumultuous six months for commodities, with only the precious metals, gold, and silver, putting in a positive performance as investors took shelter fromRead More…

09Jul/20

COVID-19 and Social Injustice Lead to an Economic Precipice

July 9, 2020Long-Term InvestingBLM, commodities, COVID-19, Crude Oil, Economics, gold, OPEC, Stimulusgpowell

Rising rates of infections put recovery at risk Stock markets experienced substantial gains in the second quarter. However, the optimism started to fade in mid-June after a strong start to the monthRead More…

18May/20

Global Economies Plot Path to Reopen

May 18, 2020Long-Term InvestingCoronavirus, COVID-19, Crude Oil, Economics, Global Investing, Growth, Recession, Supply Chain, value investinggpowell

It’s been nearly three months since economies around the globe started going into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the number of cases in certain regions begins to decline, there’sRead More…

13Apr/20

A Confluence of Black Swan Events

April 13, 2020Long-Term InvestingBlack Swan, central banks, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crude Oil, Earnings, economy, IMF, Interest Rates, OPECgpowell

The exponential spread of the coronavirus through Europe, the UK and to North America saw investors take flight, sending the stock markets into their steepest and fastest decline into a bear marketRead More…

08Mar/20

Looking Beyond the Coronavirus Financial Market Meltdown

March 8, 2020Long-Term InvestingBonds, Coronavirus, Economics, Stocks, Trading, value investing, Volatilitygpowell

Global stock markets experienced their sharpest corrections on record in the last week of February as panic about the spread of the coronavirus to the US derailed investors who had remained remarkablyRead More…