The FOMC June minutes were released this past week, along with the Committee’s most recent predictions as detailed in its Summary of Economic Projections (SEPs).

Fundstrat Daily reports that “YTD, the crypto market is down -60.7%” as of July 2.

We have been asked again about Bitcoin and “bubbles” following the recent gyrations and the plunge. “Should I buy it?” asked a reader.

Sideways consolidating markets can test traders’ emotions. It is always a challenge to avoid overreacting to headline news and daily market gyrations. The broad US market as represented by the S&P 500 traded in a sideways range for most of Q2 as capital continued to rotate among both market…

My colleague Bob Eisenbeis recently described the improved communications from the Fed and offered his current thoughts on Fed policy. His post-Fed-meeting notes are here: http://www.cumber.com/the-fed-decides/.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on June 27th ruled in a 5–4 vote that government workers who choose not to join unions may not be required to help pay for collective bargaining and other union endeavors. Bloomberg estimates that this ruling will affect 5 million workers. Many…

The second quarter of 2018 saw a continuation of themes apparent in the first quarter. In June the Federal Reserve continued raising rates to a federal funds rate target that now stands at 1.75%–2.00%.

Eurozone equity markets have encountered significant headwinds in the second quarter of this year despite continued robust economic growth above estimated potential for most Eurozone economies.

The tax-free bond market has continued to benefit from the drop in supply so far in 2018. To recap, the end of 2017 saw a bulge in supply as issuers tried to beat the tax-cut bill that Congress was still massaging through joint Senate/House committee work.

At the conclusion of each fiscal year, Commonfund and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) team up and publish a study analyzing the return and asset-allocation metrics across the country’s higher education endowment funds.

While the U.S. stock market had a long overdue correction in February of 2018, the first quarter ended merely flat eventually. Continuing from the rebound since February low, the stock market kept rising strongly in the second quarter.