BIBL News and Press, Inspire 100 From 01/19/21

The state of the stock market, bond market and interest rates. Relative Strength investing and investing in the " playoff teams". Post-election year seasonality and what to pay attention to in 2021. For further details see: 2021 Market Outlook - The Fed, Stimulus, Season...

At the halfway point of January, the market has struggled to hold onto its gains. With another $2.8 trillion in stimulus hitting the economy, inducing the Fed to do more QE, markets were seemingly unimpressed. As we will discuss, there is ample evidence that "everyone is currently...

Historically, we look at investments as a matter of "Relative Value." However, there are times, such as we are in now, when "Absolute Value" is the motivating force. If you consider bonds, these days, the focus is on Treasuries as the benchmark for risk-driven assets. It is certainly ...

The federal deficit for the first quarter of the new fiscal year was reported at $573 billion, up 61% y-o-y. Washington borrowed 45 cents of every dollar spent during the quarter. It can be called "Financial Dominance" or the layperson's "trapped," but markets operate today with high ...

Last week's data had a touch of good economic news and a strong start to earnings season. There is a light calendar and a holiday-shortened week, but some important earnings reports. Attention will remain focused on the Presidential transition and progress on vaccine distribution....

Fed chairman stresses continuance of asset-purchasing program. Details of Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Rotation toward value stocks continues. For further details see: No Taper, No Tantrum: Powell Alleviates Worries Of Scale-Back In Quantitativ...

Earnings season is under way and will become an increasing focus in the coming weeks. New variants of Covid-19 are causing major surges across many countries which is forcing more severe and extended restrictions. Corporate America got a pass last year, but companies may be punish...

The months of November and December aren't always easily comparable year to year when it comes to American shopping habits. The Census Bureau tells us that, unadjusted, November seemed low and December appeared better (revised 2.00% year-over-year and 4.85%, respectively). This th...

Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance totaled 965,000 for the week ending January 9, up 181,000 from the previous week's revised tally of 787,000. The number of ongoing claims for state unemployment programs totaled 5.347 million for the week ending December 26, up 1...

2021: The year of the vaccine. Sectors to watch in 2021. 2021 corporate earnings could rise 30%. For further details see: Will Vaccines Boost Earnings And Help Fuel A Global Recovery?