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Impact Of Tax Hikes On Stock Market
The economy is starting to heat up. That’s not the best news for cyclical stocks because it’s largely priced in.
Tech, Oil, Staples & March Job Creation
Consumer spending and job creation are coming back in March. The US economy is healing.
Are We In A Bubble?
This has been the worst year for short sellers ever. There are practically no short-sellers left.
Most Had A Financially Good 2020?
The market still doesn’t fully understand that the Fed doesn’t plan to hike rates in the next 3 years.
Historic Selloff In Treasuries
The selloff in treasuries has been a huge victory for short-duration stocks like energy. It has been bad for expensive cloud names.
The Biggest Tail Risk
Investors think higher than expected inflation is the biggest tail risk the market faces. The Fed is only predicting 2.4% PCE inflation and 2.2% core PCE inflation this year.
Will A Higher Ten Year Yield Cause A Decline In Stocks?
The stock market will be less popular for retail traders this summer when other entertainment options are available. Biden plans to raise taxes on the rich. That will hurt equities.
Things Change, But Do They Last?
The yield curve shifted. The new trend is to bet on reopening stocks. The banks and energy are now momentum names.
Stock Market Cycles & Upcoming Decade
Spending and consumer sentiment are spiking. That spike in spending happened before the stimulus. Spending in the 2nd half of March will be above the pre-pandemic level.
US Stimulus & Impact On Inflation
The February CPI report was expected to be weak. Its weakness doesn’t mean CPI isn’t a real measurement. We will see it rise in the next few months. The bond market shouldn’t care about this CPI report.
Will Low Quality Lose Again?
The labor market data will only get better. We should easily see half a million jobs added in March. Fed rate hikes are expected.
Inflation Is Coming But Will It Be Transitory?
The stock market is having the greatest factor rotations since the tech bubble burst. That’s a bad sign for growth stocks despite their victory on Tuesday.
The Ceiling For Treasury Yields
As the 10-year Treasury yield rises above the stock market’s dividend yield, there is a debate that suggests this means stocks are a bad place to be. That’s nonsense because stocks have a free cash flow yield.
The Start Of A Comeback For Leisure & Hospitality
The recession in the leisure and hospitality industry is over due to the vaccinations. This industry created the most jobs in February. West Virginia’s 7 day average of new COVID-19 cases has fallen from 1,524 on January 7th to 227 on March 7th.
Is This A Leading Indicator For The Jobs Market?
The February Challenge Job Cut report showed much fewer cuts than in January. The labor market is beginning to heal. Cuts fell from 79,552 to 34,531. That’s a 39% decline from last year when the pandemic was just starting.
A Contrarian Indicator As Business Activity Hits A 6.5 Year High
The ADP report was weak. We don’t know if that means the BLS report will be weak. The ADP report has had a bad track record since the recession.
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