President Trump Should Make Nice with Jerome Powell By John Lekas, Leader Capital The fear of the economic effects of the coronavirus is spreading far faster than the bug itself. Big headlines blared over the weekend that the virus now…
One Scary Scenario for What Could Go Wrong By John Lekas, Leader Capital A friend of mine was bragging the other day about the returns in the “529” college investment fund he set up years ago for his daughter: up…
Brace for good gains and jarring volatility in 2020 By John Lekas, Leader Capital Market pundits are in a race to coin the perfect banner for the next decade: the Roaring Twenties has been done, how about the Soaring Twenties?…
We are coming off a record year in equities as we close out 2019. Equities made record highs and interest rates reversed in dramatic fashion versus their 2018 levels. We are closing out this year with a high amount of…
It is our view that monetary and fiscal policy cannot affect the economic trajectory. It is the Federal, State, and Local policies that are killing the system. The dollar has gone up ever since the Fed has come out dovish…
We believe the intermediate low is in on the equity markets (when the VIX hit 50) Markets should be range bound for the foreseeable future (Dow: 23775 to 26616, S&P: 2600 to 2872, Nasdaq: 6800 to 7505) Credit markets, commodities,…
We believe the U.S. deficit will be greater than $2 trillion Dollar trouble could cause Federal Reserve to raise 5-6 times We believe the dollar will be 10% lower by summer
BULLISH ON COMMODITIES AND PHARMA We want to re-iterate our November 2017 view. We like commodities and pharma!! From November, oil has climbed $5/bbl and pharmaceutical companies such as Teva and Valeant have climbed 39% and 57% respectively. We believe…
We believe the winners for the end of year and 2018 will be commodities and pharmaceuticals Our budget deficit means more notes, bills, and bonds will be printed, which will drive the dollar lower A lower dollar is inflationary…
We believe there is a high chance the Federal Reserve raises this week. Weak dollar is inflationary Good Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers yesterday (1.9% vs 1.8% expected) Brits may raise rates as well Europe probably raises by end of…