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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's Fundamental Analysis Wrong?
Sunday, June 4, 2017 1:00 PM EDT
The Y/Y percentage change in the average hourly earnings of production workers is very subdued; it hasn’t broken 3% since the end of the recession. This indicates labor market slack may still exist.
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US Equity And Economic Review: Very Mixed Signals
Sunday, June 4, 2017 10:23 AM EDT
Tuesday’s report on personal spending was very positive, especially in light of weaker first quarter numbers. PCEs increased 2.6% Y/Y; durable good spending was 7% higher; and non-durable goods purchases rose 1.9%.
In this article: IEF, TLT
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US Bond Market Week In Review
Sunday, May 28, 2017 4:48 PM EDT
This week’s column finishes the analysis of the views of four Federal Reserve presidents to discern their current interest rate policy.
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International Economic Week In Review
Sunday, May 28, 2017 3:15 PM EDT
OPEC’s decision to increase oil production had a strong negative impact on western Canada, which had seen a boom of tar sands related activity. But according to the central bank, the adjustment is now over.
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US Equity And Economic Review
Sunday, May 28, 2017 1:41 PM EDT
While the overall growth rate is still disappointing, first quarter GDP growth has been subject to a strong seasonality for most of this expansion, so there’s not a lot of reason to worry yet.
In this article: SPY
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US Equity And Economic Review: The Trump Trade Is Over
Monday, April 24, 2017 9:40 AM EDT
A combined reading of the Conference Board’s LEI/CEI release and the long leading indicators points to an economy that will continue to grow mildly for the foreseeable future.
In this article: IEF, TLT
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International Economic Week In Review: The Trend Of Positive Global News Continues
Monday, April 24, 2017 8:13 AM EDT
Consumer durables production declined in the 4Q15 and 1H16 but has since rebounded and is now growing near 4%. Capital goods production contracted in 1Q15, largely due to the oil price collapse.
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US Bond Market Week In Review: A More Nuanced Understanding Of The Declining Labor Force Participation Rate
Monday, April 24, 2017 7:35 AM EDT
Although the unemployment rate is the most commonly reported labor market statistic, since the end of the great recession analysts have correctly observed there are several other methods of measuring the labor market’s health.
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US Equity And Economic Review: Don't Worry About The Employment Report Just Yet
Monday, April 10, 2017 11:00 AM EDT
SPYs are up almost 9% for the year. Given the advanced state of the rally, that would be a great annual gain. If the market moves sideways for the remainder of the year, we’d still be in good shape.
In this article: SPY, XLP, XLU, XLV, SPX
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International Economic Week In Review: The Global Productivity Slowdown Makes Headlines
Monday, April 10, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
A third productivity headwind is the unresolved legacy of the global financial crisis in some major economies.
In this article: FXC, UUP
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US Bond Market Week In Review: A Closer Look At The 10-Year, 3-Month Spread
Monday, April 10, 2017 7:28 AM EDT
It is now clear that the Federal Reserve will be increasing interest rates this year. Therefore, it seems appropriate to look at the yield curve, specifically the 10 year-3 month spread, to determine the impact of the Fed’s actions on the curve.
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US Bond Market Week In Review: Williams And Rosengran Explain Why The Fed Is Raising Rates
Sunday, April 2, 2017 4:06 PM EDT
This past week, Fed President’s Rosengren and Williams explained the Fed’s primary justification for raising rates. An analysis combining elements of both speeches clearly outlines the Fed’s rationalization.
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US Equity And Economic Review: The Markets Consolidate The Trump Bump
Sunday, April 2, 2017 3:06 PM EDT
Overall PCEs increased 3.5% quarterly and 3.1% annually. All three components grew consistently on a Q/Q and Y/Y basis. The U.S. consumer is still spending at a solid pace.
In this article: QQQ, IWM, SPY
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International Economic Week In Review: Brexit Begins
Sunday, April 2, 2017 1:27 PM EDT
The EU is a large, integrated community that provides a natural market for the UK. After they leave the union, they will undoubtedly have unequal access to the continent which will slow domestic growth.
In this article: EWU, JPP
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US Equity And Economic Review: It's Just A Correction, Nothing More
Monday, March 27, 2017 5:04 AM EDT
The market is in the middle of a standard, run-of-the-mill correction, nothing more.
In this article: SPY Also: QQQ, IEF, TLT, UUP
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International Economic Week In Review: Edging Higher
Monday, March 27, 2017 1:00 AM EDT
Global data continues to be slightly more bullish than that reported at the end of last year. However, we're still not seeing data strong enough to be described as "escape velocity." Still, it's good to see things edging higher.
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