Yardeni QuickTakes (Page 10)

Warsh, Rinse, Repeat

Apr 22, 2026 5 min read paid

We are Fed Watchers. In his Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday, Kevin Warsh suggested that under his leadership, we might have less to watch. He advocated ending current "forward guidance" practices, which means no more quarterly Summary of Economic Projections, including the Dot Plot (chart). He suggested that a press conference after FOMC meetings should only be held when there is "important news" to deliver, rather

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

WEEKLY WEBCAST: Debating Warsh

Apr 22, 2026 1 min read paid

Kevin Warsh, the probable next Fed chair, wants to lower the federal funds rate sooner rather than later. Few FOMC members agree with him. Ed and Elias don’t either. Today, they explain why Warsh’s case for lower rates is fundamentally flawed. It rests on the economic dogma that, because the labor share of National Income is declining amid an AI-fueled productivity boom, the theoretical neutral federal funds

Ed Yardeni

Power Vacuum In Iran Isn't Fazing US Economy

Apr 21, 2026 4 min read

What if the US won the war, but Iran can't surrender because no one is in charge over there? To make a deal, President Donald Trump needs someone to deal with. He was hoping to strike a deal this week in Islamabad, but the Iranians declined to meet because they are too busy fighting among themselves. Indeed, Trump, today, said that he extended the ceasefire because "the

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

ENERGY: A Buying Opportunity

Apr 20, 2026 4 min read paid

We gave up on the S&P 500 Energy sector a couple of years ago. It has been underperforming the S&P 500 since late 2022 (chart). As a result of the latest war in the Middle East, it has been an outperformer since the beginning of this year through Friday, March 27. The sector has been underperforming again since then, when President Donald Trump suggested that the

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

MARKET CALL: Animal Spirits Are Back

Apr 19, 2026 4 min read paid

When Kaiser Wilhelm II's Germany and Tsar Nicholas II's Russia squared off in the summer of 1914, the London Stock Exchange closed for five months. The New York Stock Exchange shut for four months. Investors assumed a continental war would be a calamity. World War I was a calamity for sure. However, by 1915, the NYSE had reopened, and the DJIA more than doubled by late

Ed Yardeni
Toby Hearst

INDUSTRIALS: Earnings & P/E Multiples Boosted By Booming AI, Onshoring & Defense Spending

Apr 18, 2026 4 min read

We continue to recommend overweighting the Industrials sectors in the S&P 500, the S&P 400, and the S&P 600. Granted, their valuation multiples are high, but so are their earnings growth rates. The sector's three major indexes all remain on solid uptrends that started in 2022 (chart). The S&P 500 Industrials sector is up 11.9% ytd, the third-best

Ed Yardeni
Toby Hearst

ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: April 20-24

Apr 18, 2026 3 min read

The week starts with the Strait of Hormuz still the key risk for financial markets. Today, Iranian state media said the Strait has been closed again because the US “did not fulfill their obligations.” Iran had declared it was open on Friday. A renewed US diplomatic push could send senior officials back to talks as early as Monday, but no date has been finalized, and the situation remains fluid. In

Ed Yardeni
Toby Hearst

Stock Market Highs Confirm US Economy Is A Winner

Apr 16, 2026 4 min read paid

The message from the stock market is clear: The US economy is passing another stress test. Both domestic and foreign investors have shifted their attention from the risks of military escalation in the Middle East back to the remarkably consistent resilience of the US economy. The results are all-time highs in equities and a fresh wave of buying by both domestic and foreign investors. Even Michael Burry is reportedly

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

The Champagne Glass Is More Than Half Full

Apr 15, 2026 5 min read paid

Happy days are here again! The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to record highs today, which just happens to be tax day. What's all the excitement about? The AI bubble hasn't burst, so far. Instead, hyperscaler stocks are leading the charge since the stock market bottomed on March 30 (chart). The private credit bubble may be losing some air, but it isn't

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

WEEKLY WEBCAST: On US Profits, Consumers & Inflation

Apr 15, 2026 1 min read paid

With the US economy producing record-breaking earnings and margins, Dr Ed and Elias wouldn’t be surprised to see employment pick up despite AI adoption and other factors holding it back. … They also expect consumer spending to remain resiliently robust even though income growth isn’t keeping up, which is depressing the saving rate. But not even a negative saving rate—which may occur—would tank consumer spending in

Ed Yardeni

Mr. Market Says The War Is Over

Apr 14, 2026 3 min read paid

The S&P 500 is now up 1.3% since Friday, February 27, the day before Gulf War III started (chart). So as far as the stock market is concerned, the war is over until further notice. The index will be at a new record high tomorrow if it increases by more than 11.22 points! It has been yet another V-shaped buy-the-dip recovery in the

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

ROARING 2020s: Wall Street's Analysts Even More Bullish On Earnings Than Us!

Apr 13, 2026 4 min read paid

The US economy remains resilient, and so do corporate earnings. The US economy has passed several stress tests in recent years. The war in the Middle East is proving to be the latest stress test for the US economy, which seems to be passing it, so far. The macroeconomic data released in recent weeks confirms this resilience. The pre-war growth trajectory was solid enough that we were on the

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

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