paid Trump 2.0 • 3 min read Are Tariffs Inflationary Or Deflationary? Are They Really ‘A Beautiful Thing?’ Until recently, the message from the bond market has been that tariffs are deflationary because they depress global economic activity.…
paid Stock Market • 2 min read MARKET CALL: Bond Vigilantes Spooking Stock Jockeys Last year, during August, we anticipated that US bond yields would rebound. Indeed, they have. During December, we expected a…
public Fiscal Policy • 3 min read Modern Monetary Magic At Work Republican Everett Dirksen was the Senate Minority Leader during the 1960s. Cautioning that federal spending had a way of getting…
public Unemployment • 3 min read Powell & Co. Slams The Pedal To The Metal Wow, the Fed lowered the federal funds rate (FFR) by 50bps yesterday and the economy is already responding. Jobless claims…
paid Bond Market • 3 min read Treasuries Anticipating Trump 2.0? Long-term US government bond prices fell sharply since the presidential debate on Thursday evening. The 10-year Treasury yield rose from…
paid Inflation • 2 min read Anatomy Of The Bond Yield We expect that the 10-year US Treasury bond yield will remain rangebound between 4.00% and 5.00% for the…
public Fiscal Policy • 2 min read The Blob Keeps Growing. So Why Aren't Bond Yields Soaring? The federal deficit narrowed a bit to $1.63 trillion over the 12 months through April (chart). However, over the…
public Market Call • 2 min read Market Call: Loop-The-Loop Keep your seat belts on: There may be a few more loop-the-loops in the stock market's rollercoaster ride.…
paid Fed • 2 min read Hawks Fly Higher For Longer Than Doves It's official: Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed today that he and his colleagues aren't convinced that…
public Stock Market • 1 min read Dr Ed's Market Calls .... as reported in the financial press We are often asked about our track record in predicting the economy and financial markets. In response, we've…