paid Fed • 3 min read Powell Confirms Fed's Pivot To Rate Cuts. Doesn't Push Back Against Market Expectations. Fed Chair Jerome Powell was dovish in his Jackson Hole speech today. He didn't hedge. He didn'…
public Unemployment • 3 min read US Economy Still On Bullish Track Stock traders took some profits today. They were probably nervous that Fed Chair Jerome Powell will be less dovish tomorrow…
paid Inflation • 3 min read Are Grocery Stores Price Gouging? Today, Target CEO Brian Cornell said that there's no room for price gouging in a super competitive business…
paid Video Webcasts • 1 min read Dr Ed's Video Webcast 8/21/24 Last week saw unfounded US recession fears and global financial market jitters go poof as quickly as they arrived. Dr.…
paid Unemployment • 3 min read Don't Sweat Tomorrow's Payroll Revisions Tomorrow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QECW) for the 12…
paid Dollar • 3 min read Reports of Dollar's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated The strength of the US dollar has been a key feature of the post-pandemic bull market. Approaching Jackson Hole, the…
public Market Call • 3 min read Market Call: Bungee Jump Last week's economic data confirmed that consumers are still consuming, the labor market is fine, small business owners…
paid Week Ahead • 3 min read The Economic Week Ahead: August 19-23 The week ahead is light on economic data. However, there will be lots of news coming out of Jackson Hole,…
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.…
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,…