Entries by Tom Essaye

Last Week and This Week in Economics, March 27, 2017

“Last Week and This Week in Economics”—an excerpt from today’s Sevens Report: everything you need to know about the markets in your inbox by 7am, in 7 minutes or less. For all of 2017, better-than-expected economic data has helped to offset the decreased likelihood of pro-growth policies from Washington, and that continued last week as what little economic data […]

Healthcare Vote: Macro and Micro Implications, March 23, 2017

Join hundreds of advisors from huge brokerage firms like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors, Raymond James and more… see if the Sevens Report is right for you. The healthcare vote in the House later today will have an effect on stocks in the short and long term, regardless of the outcome, so I […]

A Potential Warning Sign from Dow Theory, March 22, 2017

An excerpt from today’s Sevens Report (the Sevens Report is everything you need to know about the markets, in your inbox by 7AM in 7 minutes or less). The price action this week has made us more cautious on this market from a technical standpoint (we’ve been cautiously positive fundamentally for some time). And the […]

The Case for Europe, March 21, 2017

The Case for Europe, an excerpt from today’s full Sevens Report. Join hundreds of advisors from huge brokerage firms like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors, Raymond James and more… see if The Sevens Report is right for you with a free trial. For the past several weeks, I’ve been consistently mentioning Europe as an […]

Economics, This Week and Last Week, March 20, 2017

Every Monday in the Sevens Report, you’ll find a review of last week and a preview of this week. Sign up for your free trial today and start each week “sevens strong.” Last week was generally “Goldilocks” from an economic data and Fed standpoint, as economic data continued to be buoyant while the Fed successfully […]

FOMC Takeaways, March 17, 2017

The FOMC raised the fed funds rate 25 basis points, as expected. Below is an excerpt from the full Sevens Report, focusing on the takeaways from the March 15, 2017 Fed meeting. The Sevens Report is everything you need to know about the markets in your inbox by 7am in 7 minutes or less. Sign […]

Oil Outlook: Getting More Bearish, March 15, 2017

Why the Monthly OPEC Report Was Bearish Oil An excerpt from today’s Sevens Report—get a free 2-week trial of the report with no commitments. Oil remains the big story, as its early morning sell-off to multi-month lows prompted a pullback in stock futures, and ultimately the major US equity indices opened lower. WTI futures finished […]

FOMC Preview, March 14, 2017

FOMC Preview Despite the near-universal expectation of a 25-basis-point rate hike at tomorrow’s FOMC meeting, this meeting contains a lot of very important unknowns regarding the pace of future rate hikes. As such, this meeting is a real, legitimate risk to stocks. Get our full FOMC preview and all the analysis you need to stay ahead of the […]

“Just Right” Jobs Report & This Week’s Numbers. March 13, 2017

This is an excerpt from today’s Sevens Report. Sign up for your free trial for clear, easy-to-digest information on stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, and economic data, in your inbox by 7am each morning. Last Week: The only material economic report last week was the jobs report, and it confirmed that the Fed will hike rates […]