Recession Outlook Update

Executive Summary Recession outlook: an update.  The U.S. market remains locked in a tug-of-war between rising interest rates and rising earnings.  The market is about unchanged this year after a great deal of fluctuation.  After several recent prominent earnings reports from major companies which had positive comments about continued growth, Read more…

The Global Reform Wave Rolls On

The Global Reform Wave Rolls On:  Former Leaders Jailed in Brazil and South Korea Almost two years ago, we wrote about the rise of populist and anti-corruption movements around the world, and told you that we believed these movements would expand, intensify, and disrupt global politics and economics, possibly for decades.  Read more…