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Small, Medium, and Large Cap Stocks
S&P 1500· · 2 min read ·Members

Small, Medium, and Large Cap Stocks

The rally in the S&P 1500 has certainly broadened in recent weeks as the Fed started to cut the federal…

The Economic Week Ahead: November 18-22
Week Ahead· · 3 min read ·Members

The Economic Week Ahead: November 18-22

The week ahead will provide important updates of housing and manufacturing indicators. The latter should show that economic growth may be broadening…

MARKET CALL: Powell's Latest Pirouette
Fed· · 3 min read

MARKET CALL: Powell's Latest Pirouette

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is an accomplished danseur. His pirouette's are masterful. He did another such pivot on Friday in…

Sticky Landing For Inflation?
Inflation· · 3 min read ·Members

Sticky Landing For Inflation?

Today's CPI report suggests that inflation may be getting stuck north of the Fed's 2.0% target. The…

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 11/13/24
Video Webcasts· · 1 min read ·Members

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 11/13/24

Something’s amiss with Fed Chair Powell’s explanation for lowering the federal fund rate a second time in two months despite…

China: A Deflating Dragon
China· · 3 min read ·Members

China: A Deflating Dragon

Over the past three years, most American economists believed that a recession would be necessary to bring inflation down to 2.0%…

The Economic Week Ahead: November 11-15
Week Ahead· · 3 min read ·Members

The Economic Week Ahead: November 11-15

The week ahead will provide updates on inflation, consumer spending, and manufacturing. We expect inflation might have stalled in October, interrupting its…

Powell's Mixed Message Remains Dovish
Fed· · 3 min read

Powell's Mixed Message Remains Dovish

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut the federal funds rate (FFR) by 25bps today as widely expected. We expected it as…