Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs.

U.S. equities sold off and the U.S. dollar slid, driven by the Trump Administration announcing new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from several countries. As discussed in previous weekend updates, tariffs have an overall negative impact on the U.S. economy and […]

In this weekend update, we look at a non-eventful FOMC minutes and monetary policy shifts. This week the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes were released and most people expected the comments to provide further guidance as to the timing of the […]

In this weekend update, we look at the U.S. dollar and trade balance with China, focusing on oil and soybeans. The U.S. dollar hit the highest price in 5 months. We believe the U.S. dollar is gaining for many reasons, including a […]

U.S. equities recovered from Tuesday’s selloff, erasing the losses and possibly setting up for the next bullish move. Gold prices remained closed at its open showing no change in direction and the U.S. dollar is showing continued, though slowing strength. The EUR/USD […]