Shelter Skews CPI Higher
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 14, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryCPI was higher than expected, primarily due to sharply rising shelter prices. Shelter prices are de...
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ARKK and AGG- Revisiting the Tortoise & Hare
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 13, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryBelow, we share a summary of an article we published Wednesday. It discusses how the ten-year retur...
> Read MorePrime Day Again- Desperation and Lower Prices
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 12, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAmazon kicked off its second Prime Day of 2022, offering great deals to its customers. On its own, ...
> Read MoreForeign Banks Are Selling Bonds
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 11, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryIn our article Bond Yields Are Defying Yesterday's Logic, we walked through traditional drivers of ...
> Read MoreJobs Market Remains Robust
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 10, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryDespite rising interest rates and slowing economic activity, the jobs market remains robust. The BL...
> Read MoreThe Fed’s Repo Program Is Reducing Market Liquidity
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 7, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Federal Reserve has a big hand when it comes to market liquidity. While the Fed's balance sheet...
> Read MoreThe United Nations and IMF Warn the Fed
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 6, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryADMINISTRATIVE NOTE: Our apologies for yesterday's lack of new commentary. We had a technical gl...
> Read MoreIs Credit Suisse On The Ropes?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 4, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryRumors are floating around that Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second-largest bank, is having financi...
> Read MoreQ4 Brings Hope After a Dismal Q3
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Oct 3, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThis past quarter (Q3), investors took their lumps. However, seasonality analysis points to a posit...
> Read MorePension Funds and Leverage Threaten Financial Stability
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 30, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThursday's Daily Commentary led with the story of the Bank of England's (BOE) temporary purchases o...
> Read MoreBank of England Cries Uncle
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 29, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryJust days after raising interest rates and starting QT, the Bank of England is taking aggressive ac...
> Read MoreStocks or Bonds?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 28, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryMany investors are frequently reallocating their holdings between stocks and bonds. This year, figu...
> Read MoreFX Volatility Threatens The Fed’s Plans
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 27, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe British Pound (GBP) opened trading on Sunday night at 1.08. Within the first hour of trading, t...
> Read MoreDollar Strength Leading to Investor Pain
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 26, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryWhy are stocks, bonds, and commodities tumbling? To answer, one only needs to look at one price. Th...
> Read MoreJapan Says Enough is Enough
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 23, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryU.S. Investors woke to the following headline yesterday morning: "JAPAN TOP CURRENCY DIPLOMAT KANDA...
> Read MoreHawkish Tone Prevails at the Fed
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 22, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAs we and many suspected, the Fed and Jerome Powell are not backing off their hawkish tone. Hawkish...
> Read MoreFOMC Policy Alternatives- Hawkish or Dovish?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 21, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryAt 2 pm ET, the Fed's FOMC will update monetary policy. Given the Fed's role in managing liquidity,...
> Read More100bps? Fed Meeting Kicks Off
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 20, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Fed's two-day policy meeting kicks off this morning with expectations of a 75bps Fed Funds rate...
> Read MoreFed Ex Says Global Recession is Here
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 19, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryFed Ex stock fell about 20% after they delivered disappointing earnings and significantly lowered f...
> Read MoreRail Strike Averted- Price Wage Spiral Accentuated
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 16, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe nation's supply lines were spared a massive blow as the rail workers union and management reach...
> Read More4 Percent Money Market Yields- Is It Enough?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 15, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryIn the tweet below, Lance asks investors a critical question. Is 4 percent enough of a return to wa...
> Read MoreOptions Expiration On Friday: Buckle Up
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 14, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThis Friday's quad witching options expirations can generate a lot of market volatility. At the end...
> Read MoreHousehold Net Worth Plummets
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 13, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryU.S. household net worth fell in 2Q22 by $6.1 trillion following a slight decline in the first quar...
> Read MoreDollar Dump and Everything Else Jumps
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 12, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryTraders dumped the U.S. dollar on Friday, and most asset classes rallied. It is becoming increasing...
> Read MoreGoldman Sachs Follows The Fed’s Lead
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 9, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe Fed's media mouthpiece, Nick Timiraos of the Wall Street Journal, let it be known the Fed will ...
> Read MoreFlatten The Curve, Again
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 8, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryA year or two ago, politicians were demanding we need to flatten the curve. At the time, they were ...
> Read MoreOPEC Production Cuts- Does It Matter?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 7, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryOn Friday, the G7 announced a price cap on Russian oil. Russia quickly retaliated by cutting gas su...
> Read MoreJob Growth Remains Strong
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 6, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryThe administration warned that job growth would cool off in last Friday's employment report. The ec...
> Read MoreGood News May Not Be Good For Investors
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 2, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryFollowing Powell's hawkish speech last Friday, investors are not happy. Their concern is that Powel...
> Read MoreGot Lithium?
Written by Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Sep 1, 2022 | Daily Market CommentaryLithium is a key material in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Not surprisingly, with the rampant gr...
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