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Is A Potential Pause An “All Clear” For Investors?
​​​​​​​Friday’s employment report was the icing atop last week’s stellar rallies in both stocks and bonds. The key question for investors is whether these moves mark a significant turning point or simply relief rallies.
Was Powell Upstaged By Yellen? Plus, Apple Earnings
As consequential as yesterday’s FOMC meeting was, particularly for equity markets, one can assert that Chairman Powell was upstaged by his predecessor, Treasury Secretary Yellen earlier in the day.
A Reminder: Other Stocks Matter
It’s all too easy to focus on a limited set of outperforming stocks and lose sight of a whole raft of other key names.
Happy Monday So Far, With A Busy Week To Follow
Stocks, if not bonds, seem to be having a bit of a relief rally. With the events facing the markets this week, it will be fascinating to see whether today’s good feelings can persist.
Fed’s Inflation Gauge Rises At The Fastest Pace In Five Months
Consumers rushed to purchase goods and services last month, according to this morning’s Personal Income and Outlays report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Mr. Market Plays Survivor Plus AMZN Expectations
This has been a harrowing week for many tech-heavy portfolios.
What If The Mag Seven Becomes The Big Five? + It’s Meta’s Turn
If META fails to deliver, or worse, the market punishes the company for even in-line results, that is an ominous sign about market sentiment.
Options Market Expectations For Microsoft And Alphabet
This week is consequential for corporate earnings overall, and the “Magnificent Seven” specifically.
Inversion And Dis-Inversion, VIX And Bonds
In normal times, the shapes of the VIX futures and US Treasury yield curves tend to resemble each other. They typically slope upwards from left to right.
High, Not Higher, For Longer (And A Tesla Recap)
We have coin-flip odds that the Fed might hike just once more within the next three months. We’ve either reached peak short-term rates or will be there by January.
Options Market Expectations For Tesla Earnings
Although TSLA has been a stellar performer on a year-to-date basis, having roughly doubled while SPX is up about 13% in that timeframe, its performance since its last earnings report has been disappointing.
Mr. Market Does Like Mondays (At Least Lately)
SPX has not been down on a Monday since July 3rd.
Taking A Long-Term View
It’s always important to have a long-term view of key financial assets, and specifically one’s investments, but it’s also all too easy to lose sight of the “big picture” when focused primarily on short-term concerns.
Size Matters (Banking Edition)
This morning’s earnings results reiterated the message that when it comes to the banking business, bigger is better.
Bring On The Banks
Even though we have seen third-quarter earnings begin to trickle out, the unofficial start to earnings season starts tomorrow morning when a quartet of large banks report.
Consumer Spending To Decelerate Sharply
In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. consumer has been either a silent hero or an economic menace, depending on your perspective.
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