Andy Krieger

The past month has overall been a choppy month in the markets. Whether one looks at Bitcoin, equities, bonds, commodities, or currencies, the markets have essentially been in broad choppy ranges. This range-trading, however, masks the deeper stories beneath the surface. We have seen yet another mid-sized U.S. bank,

A month ago, I told my readers that we were embarking on a period of significant U.S. dollar strength. Since then, the dollar has strengthened against all major currencies, with the dollar posting its largest gains against the Australian dollar (the “Aussie”). The Aussie has depreciated by over 5%

Today I am going to provide a brief update. In my last write-up, I pointed out the nearly overwhelming challenges facing the equity markets right now. The January jobs report reinforced my negative outlookon equities, as the Fed will have a brutal challenge to navigate a truly soft landing in

This year the stock markets have started off with an explosive rally, with the Nasdaq, last year’s laggard, up almost 12% as of Friday’s close. To some extent, this rally has been led by short-covering, with a number of tech stocks staging astonishing recoveries. Tesla, one of my

For the past forty years investors have been trained to buy dips in the equity markets. Whenever bad news arose and the economy started to sputter, the Fed would come to the rescue, supplying ample liquidity to the banks to keep the U.S. economic machine running relatively smoothly. Stock