Notes on markets, money, and the long view. The Weekly Update from Anton, plus press, and the occasional essay.
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The housing market came to an abrupt halt for the second time this century. The first shock to housing was following the 2008 Great Recession when existing home sales plummeted from a record 7.25 million annual sales in
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As long-time readers know, to determine potential future events I refer extensively to similar historical periods for insights and guidance of what the future may hold. The saying is very true “That if you don’t know whe
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I don’t know about you, but it seems the costs for everything are getting crazy. My wife went to the grocery store and items that were $9 last week are $14 this week. You can’t tell me grocery store or supplier costs hav
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According to this month’s University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers report, Consumers for the fourth consecutive month have improved their view of their finances and the economy. It’s been a rough road for consumers t
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September retail sales increased 0.4% from August and is the third consecutive month over month (MoM) it has increased. The 0.4% is substantially higher than August’s 0.1% monthly increase. Even though retail sales have
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Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020, we used to host multiple client and friend dinner events each year. We would have these events typically at excellent local restaurants in the South Bay and East Sacramen
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We have warned at the end of the strong first half of 2024 that a summer selloff is not unusual. Not only are selloffs and market corrections typical, but they are also necessary to extend a positive growth trend of stoc
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Today we have received a trove of economic reports that indicate that companies are still hiring and growing while it appears the economy is in a mild slow-down cycle. This seems contradictory and begs the question:
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The very low volume of existing home sales reported last week by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) would indicate the continued impact of current decades' high mortgage interest rates. The NAR reported only 3.86
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released its Small Business Optimism US Index today indicating it has decreased to 91.2 in August. This breaks the improving trend since dropping to a multi-year low
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