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The Economic Week Ahead, October 10-14
Economic Calendar· · 1 min read

The Economic Week Ahead, October 10-14

Monday is Columbus Day and the bond market will be closed. But stock investors can start the week worrying about September'…

Good News Bears
Employment· · 1 min read ·Members

Good News Bears

The good news is that the S&P 500 rose 1.5% this past week. The bad news is that it…

The Fed Is Too Hawkish
Fed· · 2 min read

The Fed Is Too Hawkish

Stock prices were beat down today by three downbeat and hawkish Fed officials (Fed Governor Lisa Cook, San Francisco Fed President Mary…

Bull/Bear Ratio Back Down to 0.61
Sentiment· · 1 min read ·Members

Bull/Bear Ratio Back Down to 0.61

(1) The BBR dropped for the third week in a row to 0.61--the lowest since the June 21 week’s 0.…

No Recession In Services
US Economy· · 1 min read

No Recession In Services

Following today's release of September's nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index (NM-PMI), the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tracking model…

DEEP DIVE: The Valuation Question
Deep Dive· · 4 min read ·Members

DEEP DIVE: The Valuation Question

This is an excerpt from our Oct 4 Morning Briefing.Deep Dives (for paid members of QuickTakes) are occasional excerpts from our…

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 10/3/22
Video Webcasts· · 1 min read

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 10/3/22

The latest economic indicators suggest that the economy is doing better than expected—supported by consumer spending but dragged down by the…

Is Something About To Break?
Fed· · 1 min read ·Members

Is Something About To Break?

The 2-year/10-year Treasury yield curve has been inverted in recent weeks. The yield curve has a history of inverting during Fed…

The Economic Week Ahead: October 3-7
Economic Calendar· · 1 min read

The Economic Week Ahead: October 3-7

Good news in the labor market is now bad news for the bond and stock markets because it gives the Fed more…