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Inflation Expectations Are Falling
Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:07 PM EDT
Small business sentiment was almost unchanged as it fell 0.2 to 99.6 in May.
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Rates Aren’t Too Low
Thursday, June 10, 2021 4:56 AM EDT
The JOLTS report continued the recent uptrend in job openings. They spiked to a record high of 9.286 million from 8.288 million which destroyed estimates for 8.045 million and the highest estimate which was 8.2 million.
In this article: SPX, IEF
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Massive Land Grab
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:58 PM EDT
The economy is headed back to normal; we just don’t know what normal looks like.
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Disappointing May Labor Report
Monday, June 7, 2021 1:59 PM EDT
The May labor report modestly missed estimates which was different from the huge disappointment in April. This report actually had a bigger impact on the 10-year yield than the last one.
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Did Millennials Take A Step Back?
Saturday, June 5, 2021 4:40 PM EDT
At age 40 each subsequent generation has had a similar income, an increase in debt, and a decline in wealth. The increase in debt for millennials is likely due to student loans.
In this article: SPX
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Long Term Projections Shift Sharply
Saturday, June 5, 2021 8:00 AM EDT
US GDP growth expectations have increased since last year unlike other countries especially the ones that botched the vaccine rollout.
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Massive Supply Chain Issues
Thursday, June 3, 2021 6:02 AM EDT
The May PMI report was one to remember because of the extreme supply chain issues.
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Which Industries Have Room To Grow?
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 8:18 PM EDT
Eating out has already fully recovered to above where it was prior to the pandemic. There is likely some pent-up demand that will temporarily keep spending above prior levels this summer.
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Rent Inflation Set To Soar This Summer
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 2:30 AM EDT
The core PCE prices index recovered all its pandemic losses. The Fed is likely going to be more hawkish in its remaining meetings this year, but we believe rate hikes aren’t likely.
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Life Is Not Back To Normal
Friday, May 28, 2021 5:36 AM EDT
Plenty of people’s lives have already returned to normal (potentially even for a couple of months). However, even though the pandemic is on the mend, the overall economy is still not back to normal.
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Stock & Bond Correlations
Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:00 AM EDT
Lately, stocks and bonds have been correlated. If you are worried bonds won’t save you from volatility, then change up your allocation.
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Very Easy Financial Conditions
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:30 AM EDT
Now that the pandemic is within weeks of ending in the US and many of the innovation stocks have corrected sharply, it seems like the economy and markets are more normal than they had been in the prior 15 months.
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Investing Feels The Easiest At Exactly The Wrong Time
Friday, May 21, 2021 5:34 AM EDT
About half of the country won’t have pandemic unemployment benefits in place by the middle of the summer. The good news is this means there won’t be a major impact to the labor market all at once in September.
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Above Trend Inflation Is The Consensus
Thursday, May 20, 2021 5:19 AM EDT
The April industrial production report was just like the retail sales report.
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This Typically Occurs At The End Of Expansions
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 4:45 AM EDT
Retail sales were weak in April compared to the amazing March.
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How Long Will Rising Inflation Be Ignored?
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
Inflation is spiking. PPI hit a record high in April. Consumers became less optimistic following the spike in inflation in May.
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