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The FED has made it very clear that it will raise its benchmark interest rate, the federal funds rate. This could have severe consequences and even lead to a financial crisis. We believe that the FED will make more rate hikes than they have announced. Bears are in control of the m...

Bubbles are sustained only by ever increasing amounts of Credit. Bubbles are mechanisms of wealth redistribution and destruction. My thesis holds that 2022 is a pivotal year for a historic multi-decade Bubble period. For further details see: Weekly Commentary: Made The D...

On Tuesday this week, a story broke early in the day about a possible withdrawal of Russian troops from the border of Ukraine. The next day, though, reports broke out about active hostilities in eastern Ukraine regions, which are generally pro-Russian, with the usual grim pictures of ...

Looking back at 20-plus years of Fed policy, reveals consistent cycles of building and then bursting bubbles - always months behind the curve.  This time too. The Fed's radical COVID response looks much like their policy following the tech bubble and the great financial crisis (G...

Speculation on the interest rate picture is at a fever pitch now, but it pales to the Russia/Ukraine hysteria. This headline driven market presents a very difficult investment scene. Despite all of the concerns, coprorate earnings will dictate the direction of the stock market. ...

Chinese consumer, producer price increases slow. Key takeaways from the Fed’s January meeting minutes. Markets react to Russia-Ukraine tensions. For further details see: Inflation Cools In China. What Could This Mean For Other Countries?

High frequency indicators can give us a nearly up-to-the-moment view of the economy. The metrics are divided into long leading, short leading, and coincident indicators. The Omicron tsunami has receded as quickly as it rose, making one less source of worry, at least for now. B...

The S&P 500 EPS estimate has risen from $223 to $225 in the first 6-7 weeks of 2022. The PE has fallen from 21x in early January ’22 to 19x as of February 18, 2022. The S&P 500 earnings yield has now hit a high of 5.18%, the highest since March-April 2020. For...

There’s been no shortage of volatility in the markets so far this year and it doesn’t look like that is going to change any time soon. The focus has shifted slightly in recent weeks from monetary policy to geopolitics as Russian troops have built up on the Ukrainian bord...

Markets remain under pressure, as the Russia-Ukraine standoff continues. The futures market is now predicting just a 25-basis point hike by the Fed in March. While there are factors that may lead some to believe we are at the end of very short economic and market cycle, this still...