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The Week Ahead – Houston We Have a Problem

By | 5/20/19 8:26 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 5/20/19 8:26 AM

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.

A few weeks ago, one of my favorite economists had an interesting note that invoked the movie Apollo 13. In reference to the strong economic data, he quoted the iconic scene of the pre-launch systems check:

“Listen up. Give me a go/no go for launch.

Booster? Go. RETRO? Go. FIDO? We’re go,..

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Market Action Update: The “What Now?” Moment

| 5/14/19 6:58 AM

Markets decline on an escalation of the U.S.-China trade war

As of this writing, global equity markets are down in intraday trading by more than 2% today on news that the Chinese will retaliate against the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs by imposing tariffs on U.S. goods. The recent volatility began last week when President Trump announced in a tweet that negotiations over a deal had broken down and that the U.S. would increase..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Essentials of Negotiation

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.

One of my favorite classes in college was “Business 144: Negotiation Fundamentals”. In fact, I still have the textbook in my home library, “Essentials of Negotiation” by Lewicki, Saunders, Barry, and Minton. While we all have been negotiating all of our lives, from “If I finish my vegetables, can..

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