Business Cycle
Bad to Better
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on December 22nd, 2022Trends never move in straight lines. This is certainly observable in markets. Styles experience the same phenomenon. Perhaps the kernel of a trend is revealed at a fashion show, but it takes the greater population a little time to embrace the new look. A similar pattern is emerging for the globe as it tries trending back to something more normal from the depths of the pandem
Holding Down Expectations
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 6th, 2022Every six weeks the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meets to discuss monetary policies and to make any changes to it which they deem necessary. Their latest two-day meeting ended last Wednesday with the 12-person committee unanimously voting to raise the overnight lending rate banks charge each other by 0.75 percentage points; the range for this type of loan now stands at 3.75 - 4.0
Stuck
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 20th, 2022Doctor Copper
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on June 30th, 2022Serving Two Masters
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on April 22nd, 2022
Mayday!
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on April 22nd, 2022Our economy is hardly flying on one engine, but the international radio distress signal seems appropriate. Why? May is right around the corner, and the Federal Reserve will likely begin tightening its monetary policy during the period. On Wednesday, the central bank unveiled its plan to shrink their balance sheet.
Lithium Sea
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on February 24th, 2022Resort towns are known for their boom-and-bust cycles. When financial crises materialize, ownership of second and third properties are the first to be sacrificed by people impacted in the downturn. One resort town in Southern California, however, managed to escape the up portion of these cycles, pretty much falling from a peak in the 1960s. Salton Sea was once a destination fo
What’s Up Doc?
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 23rd, 2021Humans and our ancestors have used tools for millions of years. They started with rudimentary instruments made of rocks (hence the stone age moniker). Suddenly, around 12,000 years ago, humans began to harness copper. Since then, we and this utilitarian metal have maintained a longstanding relationship. It was the first metal worked by our ancestors and is still an impor
Lawn Bowling
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 23rd, 2021Lawn bowling is a wonderful pastime. In California, the weather is generally nice enough to play outdoors, but there are parts of the nation (and the globe for that matter) which offer indoor greens. It’s leisurely but provides something for those with a competitive spirit as well. In short, the goal is to roll your asymmetric bowl down the green toward the jack (a white