by Gregory Prato | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
The financial media outlets have renewed talk about possible recessions, both globally and here in the United States. Our last two blog posts discuss some of the positives and negatives about the US economy and where we may be heading, https://pratocapital.com/blog/....
by Gregory Prato | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are some mixed economic signals showing up in our economy. Some of the data coming out the last few months has been very good and some not so much. First the good news – Consumer spending continues to show strength, wages have increased, and inflation remains...
by Gregory Prato | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
The United States has increased tariffs on certain Chinese imports and China retaliated by raising tariffs on some US imports. Global economic growth remains subdued in 2019 and is expected to slow down to 2.6% for 2019. Some of this subdued growth is due to the US –...
by Gregory Prato | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Good Afternoon, Summer is coming to an end and the swings in the stock market this week will confuse those that are not willing to trust history as a guide and are vulnerable to noisy media. Investors that are lacking any concrete evidence of market...
by Gregory Prato | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Good Afternoon, Hope you had a great weekend!A short note today, since we saw some reactions or overreactions in the stock markets to the latest news of the ongoing trade dispute with China. Although today was difficult to watch on the national news outlets, we...
by Gregory Prato | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hello Friend , We hope this note finds you well. On a very “busy” day in the markets we wanted to pass on a quick, “what are we thinking” note. Our apologies in advance for the impersonal nature of his letter but wanted you to know we are always thinking of you. To...
