Flattening The Curve – Fed Style
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 30, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAt 1:30, Jerome Powell will update the public on his views. This will be his first speech since the...
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Crude Oil is Plunging, Will Energy Stocks Follow?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 29, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryCrude oil prices are now down on the year, despite almost doubling in the first three months. Undet...
> Read MoreJunk Bonds Have No Fear
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 28, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryA recession is very unlikely if the only recession gauge one was following is the spread of junk bo...
> Read MoreContinuing Jobless Claims and Recessions
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 25, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe most closely followed measures of employment tend to be lagging indicators. However, there is o...
> Read MoreFinancial Stability or Is Something Breaking?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 23, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryRecently we have noted that the odds are increasing that financial instability, or as we say, "some...
> Read MoreCoinbase Bankruptcy Risks Rise
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 22, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryOn April 14, 2021, shares of Coinbase, a cryptocurrency broker/custodian, were first publically tra...
> Read MoreWill The World Cup Kick Off Weakness?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 21, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryMarkets were spared when the Houston Astros won the world series. As we highlighted in the 10/12/20...
> Read MoreTech Layoffs, Who Cares?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 18, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryMeta cut 11,000 jobs. Twitter let 3,700 employees go. Stripe, Coinbase, and Microsoft all fired abo...
> Read MoreTarget FedEx and Amazon Caution About The Holidays
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 17, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryTarget reported poor earnings ($1.54 versus $2.13 expected) and revised its outlook lower. They c...
> Read MoreNew York Fed Points to Higher Inflation Expectations
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 16, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryIn addition to CPI, PPI, and PCE data, the Fed relies on consumer inflation expectations to guide i...
> Read MoreWaller Reminds Investors “We’ve got a ways to go”
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 15, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary“The market seems to have gotten way out in front over this one CPI report. Everybody should jus...
> Read MoreA Sigh of Relief for Bulls
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 14, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryBulls released a huge sigh of relief last week after encouraging inflation data prompted a sharp mo...
> Read MoreGood Inflation Print, But Is It Enough for Powell?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 11, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryStocks and bonds had an especially bullish reaction to new data out Thursday showing that inflation...
> Read MoreJust Left Hanging
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 10, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAs we reported yesterday, a liquidity crunch brought cryptocurrency exchange FTX to its knees on Tu...
> Read MoreGet Ready for Some Holiday Deals!
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 9, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryRemember the bullwhip effect? Retailers and wholesalers massively over-ordered merchandise followin...
> Read MoreAll Eyes on Midterms Today
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 8, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAll eyes will be on the Midterms today as investors assess the outcome's implications for markets. ...
> Read MoreDashed Hopes for a Different Perspective
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 7, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAs we wrote on Friday, investors were disappointed again last week after Jerome Powell failed to ta...
> Read MoreCharlie Brown Syndrome Strikes the Markets Again
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 4, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryStock investors are screaming "AAUGH!" as Jerome Powell duped them again. In one of the more iconic...
> Read MoreAnother Step On The Path To 5%
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 3, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Fed took another step Wednesday on its path to slay inflation. As widely expected, the Fed incr...
> Read MoreMonetary Headwinds Accentuate Q4 Risks
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 2, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryMonetary headwinds, already proving difficult for stock prices, are expected to strengthen in the n...
> Read MoreCommodity Miners Are The Lynchpin To EV Production
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Nov 1, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Financial Times reports that Tesla is holding preliminary talks with Glencore, a large commodit...
> Read MoreFAANGs Make for a Scary Halloween
Written by Michael Lebowitz | Oct 30, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe FAANGs are taking a Halloween bite out of many investors' goody bags. FAANG stocks, known as th...
> Read MoreFed’s Yield Curve Forecasts Recession
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 28, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryQ3 GDP rose nicely, but the Fed's preferred yield curve has spoken. It says a recession is imminent...
> Read MoreA Balanced Portfolio Promises a Better 2023
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 27, 2022 | Daily Market CommentarySince 1950 there have only been four other instances in which a balanced 60/40 stock/bond portfolio...
> Read MoreMore Intervention- Another Country Signals Financial Crisis
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 26, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryMonday's Commentary discussed the BOJ's dual interventions to cap bond yields and prevent its curre...
> Read MoreBOJ is Wedged Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 25, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Bank of Japan (BOJ) is intervening again in its currency market to prevent more depreciation. F...
> Read MoreLeading Economic Indicators Point to a Coming Recession
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 24, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicators Index (LEI) is a robust predictor of coming rece...
> Read MoreThe Fog of Inflation War
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 21, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryPer Wikipedia, the Fog of War is "the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participa...
> Read MoreStranger Things
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 20, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe latest release of the series Stranger Things helped Netflix (NFLX) achieve better-than-expected...
> Read MoreBank Deposits Are Shrinking
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 19, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryYou may be thinking, why should I care about bank deposits? There are a couple of reasons, but firs...
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