In this month’s recap: the Federal Reserve eases, stocks reach historic peaks, and face-to-face U.S.-China trade talks formally resume. Monthly Economic Update Presented by Philip Lockwood, August 2019   THE MONTH IN BRIEF July was a positive month for stocks and a notable month for news impacting the financial markets.…

In this month’s recap: Stocks, gold, and oil all surge, a door opens for U.S.-China trade talks to resume, and the Federal Reserve suddenly sounds dovish. Monthly Economic Update Presented by Philip Lockwood, July 2019   THE MONTH IN BRIEF You could say June was a month of highs. The…

Ice Cream and Spinach Written by: Philip Lockwood   It’s an unfortunate reality that children aren’t compared to politicians often enough. If you ask my four year old what he wants for dinner, you’ll get a popular and rather incoherent selection that could quite easily win his district’s heart –…

In this month’s recap: major stock benchmarks descend as new developments in the U.S.-China tariff dispute lead to a broad risk-off in equities; consumer confidence surges, while the housing market cools. Monthly Economic Update Presented by Philip Lockwood, June 2019   THE MONTH IN BRIEF Hopes for a quick resolution to…