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Fed rate cut expectations buoy markets

The last 12 months’ payroll revision was -818,000 jobs.

08/26/2024 5 min read

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What a reversal from last week!

After a few volatile weeks, conditions have calmed in global financial markets.

08/19/2024 5 min read

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The stock market recovery is almost as impressive as the recent decline

The choppy up and down stock market briefly erupted into a full-fledged panic, as investors abruptly soured on U.S. economic prospects and became impatient with Fed and BoJ policies.

08/12/2024 5 min read

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Recession talk resurfaces (finally!)

We were beginning to get nervous about our first prediction for 2024 suggesting a recession to start before year-end and the unemployment rate rising to 4.5%.

08/05/2024 5 min read

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Uncertainty levels have increased

Uncertainties in the form of recent selling pressure among technology/AI stock and the withdrawal of President Biden from the election this November have clouded the picture somewhat.

07/29/2024 5 min read

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Is the stock market broadening?

After a prolonged period of extraordinarily thin equity market leadership focused on a few mega-cap tech and related shares, the past week or two have witnessed an abrupt change in market dynamics.

07/22/2024 5 min read

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So far, risk assets interpreting economic weakness as bullish (Fed can ease!)

Fed Chair Powell nearly declared victory in his Congressional testimony last week regarding an easing in labor market conditions and the overall inflation threat.

07/15/2024 5 min read

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Ten Predictions for 2024: Q3 2024 Update

Check out our quarterly Ten Predictions progress report and general market observations

07/08/2024 5 min read

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Is economic weakness for real?

Asset markets continue to face multiple crosscurrents.

06/24/2024 5 min read

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A good inflation report as the economy begins to slow

Global financial markets were whipsawed over the past week by both positive and negative economic and inflation data, the FOMC meeting and even a snap election in France.

06/17/2024 5 min read

Commentary

The last 12 months’ payroll revision was -818,000 jobs.

After a few volatile weeks, conditions have calmed in global financial markets.

The choppy up and down stock market briefly erupted into a full-fledged panic, as investors abruptly soured on U.S. economic prospects and became impatient with Fed and BoJ policies.

We were beginning to get nervous about our first prediction for 2024 suggesting a recession to start before year-end and the unemployment rate rising to 4.5%.

Uncertainties in the form of recent selling pressure among technology/AI stock and the withdrawal of President Biden from the election this November have clouded the picture somewhat.

After a prolonged period of extraordinarily thin equity market leadership focused on a few mega-cap tech and related shares, the past week or two have witnessed an abrupt change in market dynamics.

Fed Chair Powell nearly declared victory in his Congressional testimony last week regarding an easing in labor market conditions and the overall inflation threat.

Check out our quarterly Ten Predictions progress report and general market observations

Asset markets continue to face multiple crosscurrents.

Global financial markets were whipsawed over the past week by both positive and negative economic and inflation data, the FOMC meeting and even a snap election in France.

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