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Loose Fed Lips Sink Stocks
Fed· · 2 min read ·Members

Loose Fed Lips Sink Stocks

We are in the same camp as Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari. On March 6, he said, "If…

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 4/4/24
Video Webcasts· · 1 min read ·Members

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 4/4/24

The US economy is flying high and should continue to do so. It has defied the past two years’ widespread expectations that…

'Knock On Wood'
Surveys· · 2 min read

'Knock On Wood'

Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke at Stanford University today about the economy and monetary policy. He said, "I think we'…

More Bumps Ahead?
Crude Oil· · 2 min read ·Members

More Bumps Ahead?

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has often said that the road toward lowering inflation down to the Fed's 2.0% target…

The Economic Week Ahead: April 1 - 5
Employment· · 2 min read ·Members

The Economic Week Ahead: April 1 - 5

The first week of the month is always jampacked with economic indicators. In addition, at least one member of the Federal Open…

Market Call: Fed Choir All On Same Page
Fed· · 2 min read ·Members

Market Call: Fed Choir All On Same Page

Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke on Friday at an event at the San Francisco Fed. He repeated what other Fed officials have…

DEEP DIVE: The Fed Put Is Back
Deep Dive· · 6 min read ·Members

DEEP DIVE: The Fed Put Is Back

Monetary Policy I: Post-Modern Monetary Theory Melissa and I received quite a few favorable reader comments on last Monday’s Morning Briefing…

Sweet Economic Indicators
GDP· · 2 min read

Sweet Economic Indicators

Today's batch of economic indicators was mostly sweet. Q4's real GDP was revised from 3.2% to 3.…

'There's Still No Rush'
Fed· · 2 min read ·Members

'There's Still No Rush'

So said Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller this evening at the Economic Club of New York in a speech titled “There’s…

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 3/27/24
Video Webcasts· · 1 min read ·Members

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 3/27/24

Is the “Fed Put” back? Might the Fed’s assurances that interest rates will be brought down this year (as long as…