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Why Yields Have Done Nothing Despite Five Fed Rate Hikes

December 14, 2:19 pm EST The Fed decided to hike interest rates by another quarter point yesterday.  That was fully…

Yellen’s Rate View Should Support Momentum Of Trump Spending

  November 17, 2016, 4:30pm EST As the Trump rally continues across U.S. stocks, the dollar, interest rates and commodities,…

What To Expect From The Fed

  November 1, 2016, 4:15pm EST The Fed is on deck for tomorrow.  The RBA (Australian central bank) was a…

Did Japan’s Moves Open Door To A Big Yen Devaluation

  September 21, 2016, 4:40pm EST Yesterday we talked about the two big central bank events in focus today.  Given that…

Five Of Fed’s Eight Inflation Measures Running Above 2%

  September 19, 2016, 2:00pm EST We have two big central bank meetings this week--BOJ and the Fed. With that, as…

How Rates AND Stocks Can Go Higher

  September 13, 2016, 4:00pm EST Global markets continue to swing around today.  Remember, the past couple of days we've looked…

Why Higher Rates Are Good For Stocks

  September 12, 2016, 5:00pm EST We headed into the weekend with a market that was spooked by a sharp run…

Stocks Mostly Rebuff The Slide In Oil

    August 31, 2016, 4:00pm EST We watched oil closely earlier this year.  The oil price bust ultimately pulled down…

More QE From Japan May Need To Precede Next Fed Hike

  August 30, 2016, 5:00pm EST Last Thursday, everyone was awaiting the Friday Jackson Hole speech from Yellen.  I suggested that, while…

The Fed’s Real Game Plan: SPY, DIA, GLD, DXY, TBT

  August 27, 2016, 12:00pm EST The Fed's Janet Yellen was the focal point for markets for the week. She had…