No Pain, No Gain

 August 26, 2022 |Dave Harder
No Pain, No Gain What has happened in the stock markets over the past three years shows how important interest rates and oil prices are. Global economies experienced the first ever voluntary economic shutdown as Covid-19 swept over the world in 2020....
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Why Are Markets Climbing The Wall of Worry?

 August 24, 2022 |Dave Harder
Why are Markets Climbing the Wall of Worry? Markets act in a weird manner! Computers and algorithms do not cause markets to act the way they do. Markets act the way they do because they are reflecting what people are doing with the money they manage....
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Stock Market Recovery Continues

 August 18, 2022 |Dave Harder
Stock Market Recovery Continues Previous Investment Updates have been pointing out how prices for oil and other commodities have been falling in recent months, which should produce lower inflation numbers next year. This should reduce the prospect that...
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How Can We Make a Forecast For Interest Rates?

 August 10, 2022 |Dave Harder
How Can We Make a Forecast For Interest Rates? I find it very interesting to observe how economists and market experts make interest rate forecasts. There are many respectable experts that make forecasts for one, two or even three years into the future...
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