tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 217 min readWeek ended Sept 20, 2024: central bank decisions featureLast week was mainly about a trifecta of central bank decisions, with most attention focused on the Fed. The Fed Funds rate was reduced .50%
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 2, 20234 min readWrong (so far)....but the Street has been, tooSeven months into the year, many of my Y/E forecasts for indices and other assets look like they will be wrong. I am in good company!
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 6, 20234 min readOPEC+ is at it againThis past weekend, OPEC+ jumped back into action to address falling oil prices by curtailing supply. In fact, as we now have learned, it...
tim@emorningcoffee.comJan 5, 20233 min readMy 2023 year-end guesses The Street pros provide year-end 2023 projections for stocks and bonds, so why not EMC? Here are my guesstimates and rationales.
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 31, 20223 min readWEEKLY: Damn glad that's over!It was a holiday shortened, rather lacklustre week in markets. Good that 2022 is over. FY returns were poor across equities and bonds.
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 8, 20227 min readWindfall taxes are a stupid ideaWindfall taxes are economically stupid, which might be why politicians seem to like the idea so much. Banks and energy companies are at risk
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 30, 20229 min readRevisiting Saudi Aramco Saudi Aramco did a much-watched IPO in Dec 2019. This article looks at the performance of the shares since the IPO (and other IOCs).
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 7, 20228 min read2022 so far: not a year to remember for investors!2022 has been an abysmal year for most indices and asset classes globally, with the exceptions being oil, gold and the FTSE 100. Now what?
tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 24, 20227 min readOil update: prices skyrocketWith oil approaching $100/bbl, it is hard to imagine that demand and supply were so out of line in April 2020 that oil prices went negative!