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In October, the markets were down 10% from the July high, bond yields were touching 5%, and talk of a coming recession was rampant. What happened?Interestingly, a Wall Street axiom says, “Sell...
The eagerly awaited release of CPI and Core CPI figures today is crucial, especially during a bullish market phase. Today's data release will also decide the year-end rally's fate. Anticipated...
This week will be the capstone of 2023 because whatever happens this week will be a send-off message as 2024 approaches.This week will feature CPI, PPI, and retail sales on the economic front. A 3,10,...
Next week will be the busiest week of the month for the markets. Here's my December 2023 preview for dollar, forex, stocks and more!
US economic growth remains on track to slow in the fourth quarter, but today’s revised analysis still supports a “soft landing” outlook that will keep output strong enough to...
The “American Dream” is dead.It would certainly seem to be the case if you believe surveys like Gallup that showed nearly 50% of the younger generation favor socialism over capitalism. To...
Investors should brace for more volatility next week as the stock market faces a pair of significant market-moving risk events. U.S. CPI inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s final policy...
Late last year, I was asked on a podcast what one fear I had for 2023 that was out-of-consensus and not expected by markets, but a non-zero probability which if it came to pass would have a huge...
The US was supposed to be in recession by now, according to numerous forecasts from early in 2023. But the bearish forecasts have fallen flat as output has remained positive. GDP surged in the third...
After hiking rates by 5.25% since March 2022, the Fed is in a wait-and-see period, commonly deemed a pause. Since the Fed started hiking rates, inflation has declined meaningfully but remains...
Stocks finished flat, with the S&P 500 falling just six bps. Most of the weaknesses yesterday came in the equal-weighted S&P 500, with the RSP ETF falling by almost 85 bps.Meanwhile, we saw...
Recent disinflation trends have made rate cuts more likely next year And, tech companies may be beneficiaries of the new bull market So, we will take a look at three tech stocks that are likely to...
Investor sentiment continues to rise and is increasingly outperforming its historical average (48.8% vs. 37.5%). November was not only very good for the stock markets but also for the 60/40...
Who are the biggest whales in the bond market?If you go around and ask this question, most people would tell you that’s either the Fed or foreign Central Banks like the Bank of Japan or the...
I previously discussed a slate of recessionary indicators with high correlations to recessionary onsets. However, as we head into 2024, many Wall Street economists predict a “soft landing”...