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Hale Stewart

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F. Hale Stewart received his JD from the South Texas School of Law in 2003 and earned an LL.M. in international and domestic taxation from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude. Mr. Stewart has provided continuing education for the American Bar ...more
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US Bond Market Week In Review: Is The Fed Changing Their Thinking On Inflation?
Friday, August 18, 2017 7:52 AM EDT
Although the Fed acknowledges that near-term inflationary pressures are weak – and are getting slightly weaker -- the Board once again concludes that prices will hit the Fed’s 2% target in the coming years.
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US Equity And Economic Week In Review: Is Softer Consumer Spending Fatal?
Monday, August 14, 2017 4:34 AM EDT
Durable goods spending contracted in 4 of the last 12 months and have been somewhat weaker in three of the last 6 months. Non-durable goods spending has contracted in 3 of the last 12 months and has been fairly weak the remainder of the time.
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US Equity And Economic Week In Review: The Markets Took A Technical Hit Last Week
Monday, August 14, 2017 3:52 AM EDT
The SPYs were in a clear downtrend Tuesday through Thursday, as they continually broke through short-term technical support levels. On Friday, they traded between 243.7 and 244.8, consolidating losses.
In this article: IWM, SPY, TLT
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International Economic Week In Review: Positive News Continues
Sunday, July 23, 2017 2:49 PM EDT
The overall tenor of news from the big G7 economies continues to be modestly bullish. The EU, continues to grow at a slightly above trend pace, continuing a trend that started in the fourth quarter of 2016.
In this article: EWU, JPP
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US Bond Market Week In Review: Memo To The Fed: Prices Just Aren't An Issue
Sunday, July 23, 2017 1:18 PM EDT
While their overall rate of projections has trended somewhat lower during the last five years, the Fed still believes inflation will be somewhat higher in the next 12 to 18 months.
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US Equity And Economic Week In Review: Hey - It's More Modest Growth
Sunday, July 23, 2017 10:29 AM EDT
Basic materials, industrials, and Health Care, or the only sectors leading the market. Over a 10- week time horizon, consumer discretionary, utilities, and technology, are all moving lower.
In this article: QQQ, SPY, XLK
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US Equity And Economic Review: How Many Ways Can You Say Moderate?
Sunday, June 25, 2017 5:43 PM EDT
The real issue in the market is the rally in the long-end of the treasury market:
In this article: QQQ, SPY, TLT
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International Economic Week In Review: A Closer Look At Australia And Japan
Sunday, June 25, 2017 4:14 PM EDT
There is good and bad news in this week’s macro headlines. On the bullish side, the World Bank has increased their latest global growth forecast. On the bearish side, despite increased sentiment, global capex is still projected to be weak.
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US Bond Market Week In Review: The Fed Has To Rethink Their 2% Inflation Target
Friday, June 23, 2017 12:48 PM EDT
For what seems like forever, the Fed has been saying they are using a 2% inflation target. Given this expansion’s weak growth, this seems to be a fair and appropriate number.
In this article: OIL Also: BBY, AMZN
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International Economic Week In Review: The BOE And BOJ Shift Their Inflation Thinking
Sunday, June 18, 2017 1:21 PM EDT
Canada has emerged from its oil price shock, Australia continues to grow and China has avoided a potential slowdown (again). Overall, the macroeconomic scenario is promising.
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US Equity And Economic Review: Slightly Weaker Than Projected Numbers Might Be A Bit Concerning
Sunday, June 18, 2017 11:19 AM EDT
Recent data has been weaker than projections. The week prior, auto sales dipped and the latest employment report was somewhat disappointing. This past week retail sales, industrial production and housing starts numbers were off.
In this article: QQQ, IWM, SPY
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US Bond Market Week In Review: The Fed Is Missing The Inflation Picture
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:41 PM EDT
The Fed voted to raise interest rates 25 basis points. To support their argument, they observed that “the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year.
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US Equity And Economic Review: Current Recession Probability Is Low, Part II
Sunday, June 11, 2017 3:03 PM EDT
In several recent speeches, Fed governors have unanimously argued this slowdown indicates the job market is near full employment. The 4-week average of unemployment claims confirms this assessment.
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US Bond Market Week In Review: Current Recession Probability Is Low, Part 1
Sunday, June 11, 2017 1:15 PM EDT
While the general economy continues to expand at its now famous “moderate” pace, several economic releases over the last few months indicate there are small areas of softness.
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International Economic Week In Review: The Growth Story Continues
Sunday, June 11, 2017 11:23 AM EDT
Internationally, the UK elections were this week’s biggest story. When all the votes were counted, the Tories lost their majority, forcing May to form a coalition government.
In this article: JPP, EWU, FXB, GBBEF, EZU
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International Economic Week In Review: Solid News Continues
Sunday, June 4, 2017 2:50 PM EDT
Japanese news continues to be positive. For the 3rd consecutive month, the unemployment rate was 2.8%. This is spurring retail sales, which rose 3.2% Y/Y. Although household spending decreased, this was largely due to a drop in educational spending.
In this article: JPP
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