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If it’s not one thing, it may be another.

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Blame it on the central banks!

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“We can never know about the days to come, but we think about them anyway…”
--Carly Simon

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Attention investors: U.S. interest rates may be moving up and it might happen this year.

During last Friday’s speech at the Federal Reserve’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen signaled that a rate hike is probably coming but, as usual, she didn’t offer any specifics about the timing:

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Last week, Wall Street was speculating about monetary policy with the enthusiasm of commentators trying to predict who will bring home Olympic gold.

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How do you measure stock market valuation?

If you look at conventional measures – like price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios – then U.S. stock markets appear to be pricey. The Wall Street Journal reported trailing 12-month P/E ratios are high when compared to 10-year averages.

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It’s déjà vu all over again!

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Here’s a brain tickler for you:

In July 2016, there were four.
In June 2016, there were 10.
Since 2008, there have been 673!
What are they?

If you guessed central bank rate cuts, you are on the money. Financial Times reported:

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Like a cool breeze on a hot day, the post-Brexit market rally has soothed investors.

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“Start your engines,” was not in the Department of Labor (DOL)’s June Employment Report Summary, but it may as well have been. A positive jobs report revved investor optimism and sent U.S. stock markets sprinting higher last week.