Big in Japan For decades, global markets have treated Japan like a sleeper car – reliable, but unassuming and in the background. But in recent years, the Japanese economy has started to make some noise — and hit some bumps along the way. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda recently rattled global markets by…Read more
Blank Space Aristotle famously said that “nature abhors a vacuum.” In lay terms, the Greek philosopher was saying that any empty space is instantly filled by denser surrounding matter. The idea being that voids are effectively nothingness, and nothingness can’t exist. Pop singer Taylor Swift, a modern-era philosopher perhaps, sort of gets at the same…Read more
With the long government shutdown behind us, the market can finally get its bearings. But the fog hasn’t fully lifted. As we head into the week, the major questions for investors have shifted from “When will this end?” to “What’s the damage, and what do we do now?” Getting the economic reports that were delayed,…Read more
