paid Inflation • 2 min read Inflation Still Too High But Gliding Down January’s CPI release today showed that inflation is continuing to moderate, though perhaps more slowly than it did during…
paid Inflation • 2 min read January's CPI Is Coming. Run For The Hills? The big event this week will be January's CPI release on Tuesday. Bond yields rose and stock prices…
public Fed • 2 min read They're back! We warned you that they would be back soon. The FOMC's blackout period ended last Thursday. Fed officials…
public Fed • 2 min read Fed Chair Not Likely to Stir Things Up Tomorrow Fed Chair Jerome Powell isn't likely to upset the financial markets tomorrow if he says what he said…
paid US Economy • 1 min read Less Inflation & Growth In Three Regional Surveys We now have three business surveys for January conducted by the NY, Philly, and Richmond Fed district banks. Collectively, they…
public Economic Survey • 2 min read 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.…
paid Employment • 2 min read Strong Labor Market Frustrates Fed On August 27, 2020, Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole explained why on that same day…
paid US Economy • 2 min read A Bowl of Mixed Nuts Today's batch of economic indicators was mixed, showing that the manufacturing economy remains weak, while the labor market…
paid Bonds • 1 min read 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%…
public Recession • 2 min read Fireworks Before Christmas? Santa is on his back foot. Fed Chair Powell's presser was hawkish last Wednesday. Thursday's batch…
public Economic Calendar • 2 min read 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…