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The latest move of the S&P 500 places three major indices fully in the bear’s forest - the Russell 2000, the Nasdaq and now, at last, and firmly, the S&P 500. Never before has the Nasdaq (now down more than 30% since the start of the year) had so many stocks that are do...

Every time it seems things can't get any worse, they do. With the DIA just teetering on the edge of bear market territory, this may just be the start of the downward spiral with a recession looming. I submit the after-effects of the 2000 and 2008 bubbles as well as the COVID Crash...

Stocks have fallen too far, too fast. Stocks are now ready for a short-term bounce. The Fed meeting on Wednesday may serve as a catalyst for such a bounce. Only time will tell. What should we expect following any short-term bounce? And what is the U.S. Treasury market informing us...

As inflation readings around the world come in well above targets, many central banks have sped up their plans to tighten monetary policy after years of historically low interest rates and bond purchase programs. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) is notably absent from the list...

The headline (latest issue of NFIB Small Business Economic Trends) number for May came in at 93.1, down fractionally from the previous month. Index is at the 16th percentile in this series. A decline in Small Business Sentiment was a long leading indicator for the previous two rec...

Estimates from the National Federation of Independent Business suggest that the labor market might be on its way to cooling down. NFIB’s compensation plans index fell to 25% from its peak in December 2021 - still a lot, but considerably lower than their plans just a few months ...

The most recent CEO Confidence Index suggests that most leaders are concerned about the economy over the next few quarters. Businesses are gloomy because consumer confidence, which is where they derive their revenue and profits, suggests dismal growth ahead. Fed rate hiking campai...

After months of hand-wringing, U.S. indexes are now in bear market territory across the board, down 20% from their most recent highs. Right now, markets are caught in a tug-of-war between what may happen in the future—as a result of what the Fed does to control inflation—...

We think the Federal Reserve is likely to remain hawkish both in policy and communication until there is a turn in either the labor data or an improvement in inflation. Housing activity is already decelerating and is at the leading edge of Fed policy. As housing activity slows, pricin...

People get surprised by the ferocity of bear markets, but they shouldn’t be. They get shocked at losing money on paper, and thus the selloffs happen more rapidly. Market expectations of inflation over the next ten years are well below the 4.7% you can earn on an average 10-year...