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Small Business Owners Say Job Market Cooling
December's NFIB survey of small business owners should make the Fed's hawks a bit less hawkish.…
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Strong Labor Market Frustrates Fed
On August 27, 2020, Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole explained why on that same day…
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A Bowl of Mixed Nuts
Today's batch of economic indicators was mixed, showing that the manufacturing economy remains weak, while the labor market…
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Bonds Weigh On Stocks
The 10-year US Treasury bond yield rose from a recent low of 3.425% on December 7 to 3.849%…
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Fireworks Before Christmas?
Santa is on his back foot. Fed Chair Powell's presser was hawkish last Wednesday. Thursday's batch…
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The Economic Week Ahead: Dec. 19 - Dec. 24
Last Tuesday's good CPI news wasn't good enough according to Fed Chair Jerome Powell. In his…
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The Fed: Higher For Longer
The FOMC provided its latest Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) today after the committee announced a 50bps rate hike to…
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Moon Shot?
Fed Chair Jerome Powell was a bit less hawkish today. He said he still thinks there is a "path…
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Risk Off In Last Week's Performance Derby
The S&P 500 went nowhere fast last week, dropping 0.7% to 3965, putting it in between its…
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PMI Prices-Paid Indexes Predicting Falling Inflation
Rapidly rising inflation since early last year has forced the Fed to raise interest rates significantly this year. That'…
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Powell's Hawkishness Boosts Bearishness
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference might have signaled his latest pivot, but this time it might be…
