paid Deep Dive • 3 min read DEEP DIVE: Record High Earnings Giving Stock Market A Lift There’s no sign of an imminent recession in the latest earnings reporting season. Joe notes that more than 90%…
paid Unemployment • 3 min read Consumers Are Still Shopping, Not Dropping This morning's data tsunami showed that the labor market remains in good shape and is fueling consumer spending.…
public China • 2 min read China Dragon's Breath Is Less Fiery China's economy is faltering. July data suggest the government will have to provide more stimulus to meet its…
paid Inflation • 2 min read 2% Inflation: Are We There Yet? On long car rides, the kids in the back seat ask their parents, “Are we there yet?” Investors have been…
paid Video Webcasts • 1 min read Dr Ed's Video Webcast 8/14/24 Corporate earnings have never been higher, suggesting that employment should continue to grow as profitable companies expand their payrolls. Today,…
paid Inflation • 3 min read Immaculate Disinflation! This morning's July PPI was cooler than expected, rising just 0.1% m/m and 2.2% y/…
public Crude Oil • 2 min read Is Oil Price Anticipating an Imminent War Between Iran & Israel? The war in the Middle East may be about to widen. Consider the following: (1) The Israeli intelligence community reportedly…
paid Earnings Season • 3 min read S&P 500 EPS At Record High During Q2 Now that the S&P 500 companies are more than 90% through the Q2 earnings reporting season, let'…
paid Stock Market • 3 min read Market Call: More Churning? We've been expecting the stock market to churn for a while. We didn't expect it would…
paid Week Ahead • 3 min read The Economic Week Ahead: August 12-16 The week ahead is packed with economic reports. In addition, more Fed talking heads are likely to opine on last…
paid 3 min read DEEP DIVE: Stock Market Selloff: Blame the Sahm Rule, Carry Trades & Too Many Bulls Blaming the Sahm Rule, Carry Trades & Too Many Bulls. The stock markets’ adverse reaction to Friday’s jobs report…
paid Bonds • 3 min read Tough Treasury Auctions Belie Renewed Recession Chatter US stock prices and bond yields rose today following the release of the latest weekly jobless claims report confirming our…