Over the weekend, Mexico elected a new president in Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He is uniquely socially conservative and economically liberal.

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The NFIB small business optimism index in May hit its’ highest level since 1983 and its’ second highest on record. Bonuses hit a record high of 2.4%.

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On Friday the U.S. announced tariffs on Chinese goods. Over the weekend, as expected, China and India announced tariffs on U.S. goods.

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The global economy, outside of the U.S., has started to slow down. Will our Fed adjust their rate path because of issues outside the U.S.?

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The economy added 223,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate is at 3.8%. This is the lowest rate in the last 18 years. Layoffs are also at a 50 year low.

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This summer should be very active. Corporations are expected to put 650 billion dollars of their own cash into buying back their stock this year.

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This year we have had great corporate earnings, a robust economy and a strong consumer. However, all the attention has been on the trade war talks.

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Speaker Paul Ryan has set a deadline for this Thursday for NAFTA talks. All year long trade has been a primary suspect of volatility in the market.

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The attention will now be on trade. Discussions of trade with China and trade talks with NAFTA have come to the forefront.

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Earnings are continuing to come in strong. However, the indexes have remained relatively flat. This has us saying “Show Me the Market.”

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