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Shaky Growth, Surly Dissent, and a Cup of Calm
For the week ended 8/2/2025. Much going on in economic land, so refill your mug and buckle in. First, the bright spot: consumer...
David Halseth
Aug 3, 20252 min read


Riding the Wave of Resilience
For the week ended 7/26/2025. Despite a backdrop of global uncertainty of trade tensions, international friction, and the usual...
David Halseth
Jul 27, 20252 min read


The Data Doesn’t Care What You Want
For the week ended 7/19/2025. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to fire someone, especially in the court of public opinion, when...
David Halseth
Jul 20, 20252 min read


Economic Data Good, Renovation Drama Better
For the week ended 7/12/25. Economic Data Good, Renovation Drama Better What can you say? GDP for the second quarter is estimated at a...
David Halseth
Jul 13, 20252 min read


Q2 2025 Financial Report: A Return to Normalcy? Almost.
Ignore the noise from D.C., and things are looking surprisingly solid. Yes, Q1 GDP hit a wall, but mostly because businesses and savvy...
David Halseth
Jul 9, 20257 min read


Back to Reality, Markets and All
For the week ended 7/5/2025. I hope you had a rousing, fireworks-filled 4th of July and welcome back to another week of data, decisions,...
David Halseth
Jul 6, 20252 min read


Chaos? What Chaos? Wall Street Climbs Anyway
For the week ended 6/28/2025. Go figure. The Middle East is in turmoil, tariff threats keep popping out of D.C. like rabbits from a...
David Halseth
Jun 29, 20252 min read


Markets Yawn, the Fed Waits, and Iran Has a Stock Market?
For the week ended 6/21/2025. Welcome to Monday Morning Musings . If you’ve clicked in, I’ll assume you’ve had your fill of geopolitical...
David Halseth
Jun 22, 20252 min read


Tariffs, Data, and the Art of Standing Still
For the week ended 6/14/25. Where’s the Inflation? (No, Seriously.) Okay, where is the inflation? While we’re not quite ready to pop...
David Halseth
Jun 15, 20252 min read


Jobs, Markets, and a Bromance Breakup
For the week ended 6/7/2025. Top of the morning to you! Hopefully, you're as excited to read this edition of Monday Morning Musings as...
David Halseth
Jun 8, 20252 min read


Tariffs, Truces, and a 22% Turnaround
For the week ended 5/31/2025. Back in Action – and So Are the Markets Welcome back after the Memorial Day respite. Hopefully you enjoyed...
David Halseth
Jun 1, 20252 min read


Gains, Groans, and Government IOUs
For the week ended 5/17/2025. Good morning, shall we start with the good news or the bad? Being the optimist I occasionally pretend to...
David Halseth
May 18, 20252 min read


Rates Steady and the Babylonian Empire
For the week ended 5/10/2025. Pop Quiz: How Long Would It Take to Spend $1 Trillion at $1 Million a Day? Answer at the bottom. No...
David Halseth
May 11, 20252 min read


Economic Contractions, Jobs, and Jedi Wisdom
For the week ended 5/3/2025. Wow, lots to unpack this week, so let’s skip the pleasantries and dive right in. First Up: The GDP Gut Punch...
David Halseth
May 4, 20252 min read


No Turbulence for Now
For week ended 2/26/2025. Let’s start the week with a bit of good news, shall we? Feel free to unbuckle your seatbelt for a few minutes...
David Halseth
Apr 27, 20252 min read


Public vs. Private Markets: What's the Real Difference
And Why It Matters for Nearly Any Portfolio When it comes to investing, not all markets are created equal. You’re likely familiar with...
David Halseth
Apr 24, 20253 min read


Chocolate with a Dose of Civics
For the week ended 4/19/2025. Welcome back to Monday, and I hope your Easter weekend was filled with just enough chocolate to make up...
David Halseth
Apr 20, 20252 min read


Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary
For the week ended 4/12/2025. In a sign of just how upside-down things have gotten, last week’s inflation data got bumped to page three...
David Halseth
Apr 13, 20252 min read


First Comes Q1, Then Comes Havoc
For the quarter ended March 2025. Well, this is going to be tricky. Writing about Q1 in early April feels a bit like rehashing last...
David Halseth
Apr 10, 20258 min read


Let’s Just Rip the Band-Aid Off, Shall We?
For week ended 4/5/2025. In case you missed it, and let’s be honest, most did, the U.S. added 228,000 jobs last month. That’s a full...
David Halseth
Apr 6, 20252 min read
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