John Augustine

This may be one of those years in the stock market where you'll want to sell on Memorial Day and read more

This may be one of those years in the stock market where you'll want to sell on Memorial Day and go away until Labor Day.

Markets are now focused squarely on inflation. Will it follow the great growth we've seen and force the Fed's hand read more

Markets are now focused squarely on inflation. Will it follow the great growth we've seen and force the Fed's hand to take rates up faster than the market currently anticipates?

Energy is going to catch the attention of the market. It's probably a force that's not going to leave because read more

Energy is going to catch the attention of the market. It's probably a force that's not going to leave because we're in transition from concern about oil to concerns about natural gas and how that will affect consumer spending as we head into winter.

Many market observers are coming out with the belief that the market will break upward after the election. Such strong read more

Many market observers are coming out with the belief that the market will break upward after the election. Such strong consensus views often don't turn out to be a reality.

We could be into mid-July until we see the Dow break that record. It may take another round of earnings read more

We could be into mid-July until we see the Dow break that record. It may take another round of earnings to give it that push.