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An Approachable Resolution
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2024Central Bank 2024 Resolutions
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2024New Years offer many an opportunity for resolutions. Perhaps you’ve made a few this year. If you have, let Atlas know if we can help you with any of them. While last Tuesday’s meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee didn’t exactly serve as a resolution, they do offer some insight into how America’s central bank is thinking about t
Adjourned Until Next Year and Straight Lines
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on December 17th, 2023America’s central bank gathered for the final time in 2023 this week. As was widely expected, there was no change in the Fed Funds Rate. This is the rate banks charge each other for overnight lending and is set by the Federal Reserve. Votes in the halls of the Eccles Building were unanimous, something we can’t say about ballots in other halls within our nation&rsqu
Not Dry Yet
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on December 8th, 2023Droughts can be devastating. Avocado farmers in Southern Spain are dealing with a difficult one now. The change is so dramatic that according to this Bloomberg article, one 86-year-old farmer has decided to take down 2,500 trees, now using th
Thinning Air
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on December 6th, 2023Wishing Upon R-Star
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 30th, 2023A few days ago, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, was interviewed by Bloomberg radio, and I happened to be listening. In the interview, he referenced a dark matter metaphor used by John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Atlas searched for the speech or interview in which Mr.
Lettin’ It Marinate
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 3rd, 2023American cuisine is complicated. The nation doesn’t exactly have a uniform palette. Instead we have regional differences. Take marinades for instance. In the Northeast, a common marinade is made with apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, garlic, and herbs. In the South, a traditional marinade is made with buttermilk, hot sauce, garlic, and onion powder.
Goldie Dots
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 3rd, 2023Is Recession Still on the Menu?
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on September 30th, 2023Interest rates are crucial to economic activity. They impact the costs and therefore the incentives of financing the three pillars of the American economy: consumption, investment, and government spending. Borrowing is done over various durations, from short to long. Costs of loans are typically found on a menu known as a yield curve.