While we wait for today’s 2pm SLOOS release, where the latest C&I credit standards are expected to measure at a level tighter than the dot-com crisis (if still less extreme than during the financial crisis […]
“One and done”? The Fed statement was a hawkish pause – signaling “some additional policy firming may be appropriate” as opposed to “some additional policy easing may be appropriate.” Can Fed Chair Powell walk […]
Tl:dr; Fed raises rates by 25 bps as expected. Policy statement softens the rate guidance in a way consistent with past pauses and The Fed deletes reference to “some additional policy firming may be appropriate.” […]
Authored by Ben Weingarten via RealClear Wire, Decoupling from Communist China in every strategically significant realm, from the capital markets to defense and pharmaceutical production, and information and communications technology is imperative if we are […]
The stock market edged lower Monday to start off a busy week of economic data and earnings reports. JPMorgan (JPM) outperformed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, while buyers pushed Nvidia (NVDA) higher again. Oil […]
Authored by Peter Reagan via Birch Gold Group, After almost 15 years of Fed-fueled cheap money offered at near-zero rates that was leveraged into overinflated speculative bubbles, the lights are on, the crowd is dispersing […]
Fed up with S&P 500 stock prices whipping all over the past year? Some investors looking for more stability think they’ve found a more for-sure bet: gold ETFs. The price of gold has vaulted more […]
Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, The Wall Street Journal recently brought word that a professor Efraim Benmelech of the finance department at Northwestern University thinks the Fed is hurting housing and the consumer too […]
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The Fed is looking for scapegoats. It got some assistance from the Wall Street Journal… Silicon Valley Bank Scapegoats Please consider The Economy Changed, Regulators Didn’t On March 8, […]
One day after a lengthy meeting on the growing bank crisis by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (chaired by Janet Yellen who five years ago vowed there would be “no financial crises in her lifetime“) […]
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