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Demand more. Yesterday, resilient stocks traded modestly higher, tipping their hats to the real custodians of the economy: the consumer. Just a day after the stock markets’ worst day of the year, fear dissipated in response to stronger than expected economic numbers.

Thin ice. Stocks were trounced yesterday as heightened recession fears crept into the markets with a yield curve inversion. There was no good news to be found yesterday and risk investors headed for the exits.

Just kidding. Markets went on a roller coaster ride first falling then skyrocketing after the President’s team announced that some tariffs on China would be delayed. Markets opened lower on the heels of global tensions but quickly made an about-face after the Administration reversed course on...

A bloody race to the bottom. Stocks were hammered yesterday as geopolitical risks around the globe mounted. Trade war concerns were combined with increased tension in Hong Kong causing traders to sell stocks.

Never a dull moment. Stocks, unable to escape negative soundbites from the President, ended the week on a down note. Stocks traded off on Friday as President Trump warned that talks scheduled for September with China might not happen.

About face. Stocks jumped yesterday as China fixed its currency at the weakest point since 2007, but not as bad as the market was expecting. China’s greater-than-expected currency fixing combined with better-than-expected export data eased trade jitters and stock traders celebrated by bringing...