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Fears of a China Bubble and Federal Reserve Tapering – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT053
Was it a stutter step or have markets lost their balance? Anybody who knows football can tell you a lot goes into every play. Strategy, practice, game review, and preparation all a…
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Strong Domestic Demand in China Drives Imports to Record Highs – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT…
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) appears to have taken the words of American industrialist Henry Ford to heart. Ford said, “There is one rule for the industrialist and that is:…
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Is Topping 3% a Bad Thing? – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT051
Like the mother of a bride reviewing flower arrangements and fretting that a brilliantly sunny day could be marred by dark clouds hidden just beyond the horizon, pundits have been…
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Things You Wish You Never Would Have Said – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT050
You really need to take predictions with a grain of salt. Consider these esteemed opinions. “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, Chairman, IBM…
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Taking a Stroll Down Memory Lane – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT049
Send your questions or comments to [email protected] If every piece of positive news was a petal, then you might say the American economy was in bloom last week. Mov…
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Black Friday Retail Shopping Bravado and Adventure – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT048
Send your questions or comments to [email protected] In 2006, Time Magazine’s Person of the Year was ‘You.’ The magazine declared that 2006 was about: “…Community an…
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The Double Sided Coin of Employment Numbers – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT047
After last week’s surprisingly strong employment report, it’s almost possible to picture Ben Bernanke slapping trail dust from his leg, ducking his head, and saying, “Just doin’ my…
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Contrarian Investing and the Direction of Interest Rates – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT046
Contrarians probably are waiting for the other shoe – or, in this case, U.S. stock markets – to drop. If you’re not familiar with contrarian investing, the theory goes something li…
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Resilient Markets in the Face of Chilling Danger – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT045
Curse of Chucky, Scream 2, Final Destination 5, Freddy vs. Jason… You know Halloween is nearly upon us when you can’t surf channels without exposing yourself to or relishing in a m…
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US Government Shutdown a Halloween Trick or Treat – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT044
Do world stock markets believe Congress is just offering up some Halloween excitement? Last week, they responded to the government shutdown in the United States and the possibility…
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Déjà vu with a US Government Shutdown – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT043
“It’s déjà vu all over again,” Yogi Berra reportedly said as he watched Yankee teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris smack back-to-back home runs for the umpteenth time. American…
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The Fed: lather-rinse-repeat – Commentary on Quantitative Easing – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary –…
We’re going to do it…We’re going to do it…We’re not going to do it…Yet. Last week, the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee gave stock markets a gift that, on a scale of thrills, mig…
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The Change in American Employment and Pay in State Government – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT0…
Confluences are the building blocks of the world’s waterways. When two or more rivers meet, changes in velocity and turbulence tend to result in geologic scouring; erosive activity…
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Post Labor Day Employment Data and the NFL – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT040
Last week was crunch time in the National Football League (NFL). With the 2013 regular season approaching rapidly, NFL teams cut about 700 players from their rosters over the Labor…
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The Next Big Thing in Disruptive Technology – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT039
“So much depends / upon / a red wheel / barrow / glazed with rain / water / beside the white / chickens.” Well, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is a lot more complex tha…
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How Uncertainty Affects the Market and the European Economy – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT038
Robert Burns, father of fourteen and writer of Auld Lang Syne, once said, “There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.” Was he ever right! Here are a few sure things: · The Feder…
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European Unemployment and Moderate vs Modest – The Guide Rock Capital Weekly Market Commentary Aug 5 – FT037
You say to-may-to. I say to-mah-to. You have to be a careful reader to keep up with the Federal Reserve these days. Last week, the Fed re-characterized the pace of economic growth…
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How to Handle Quarterly Earning Reports and Measuring Innovation – The Guide Rock Capital Weekly Market Commen…
Singing the earnings song… Each year, in January, April, July, and October, most publicly-traded companies announce their corporate earnings results. These announcements can have a…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fiddles while the US Markets Rocket Forward – Guide Rock Weekly Market C…
One of these things is not like the other… If you find yourself humming that old Sesame Street standard when you think about financial markets and world economies, you’re probably…
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Second Quarter Recap and Women in the Workforce – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Jul 8 – FT034
The second quarter offered a level of drama often found in homes with teenagers. When investors realized their good friend, quantitative easing, might have an earlier-than-expected…