It was a fascinating set up. A pivotal FOMC meeting two days ahead of quarterly “quadruple witch” expiration of options and other derivatives. Option [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks, Bonds Slide on Taper Fear: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Crude Oil Declines With Commodities Pressured by Fed’s Plan [CNBC] [...]

This week we cover the FED hinting that they will be pushing up their timeline of potential rate hikes. This paired with fears of inflation impacted the [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks, Commodities Drop; Dollar Rises: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Hawkish Fed fuels dollar, leaves stocks and bonds bruised [Reuters] Gold [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Waver, Bonds Steady on FOMC Day: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Holds Near Four-Week Low as Investors Await Fed Meeting [...]

Inflation of 5% “seasonally adjusted” down to 2.2% Using 1970s counting methods, inflation is now double digit “No more deposits [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Signal Calm Before Fed; Bonds Steady: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Shares in record-setting spree as Fed meeting looms [Reuters] Gold holds [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Steady; Bonds Pause Rally as Fed Eyed: Markets Wrap [Reuters] World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed act [...]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Fed meeting looms for stocks as inflation worries collide with ‘Goldilocks’ markets [Reuters] G7 calls out China over [...]

Inflation Spikes: Market Yawns Another week, another hot inflation data point. According to the government report out this week, May headline CPI rose 5% from [...]

Total Non-Financial Debt (NFD) expanded $879 billion during Q1 to a record $62.032 TN. NFD expanded an unprecedented $7.671 TN, or 14.1%, over the past five [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Gain Amid Optimism Over Fed Policy: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Pares Post-CPI Gain as Dollar and Yields Rebound [...]

This week we discuss gold in 2021, and silver in 2021, why precious metals make sense in the modern era Thanks for listening, if you enjoy be sure to subscribe [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Mixed, Treasuries Fall After CPI Data: Markets Wrap [Reuters] World shares, dollar hit pause ahead of U.S. inflation data [CNBC] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Stalls, Yields Ease as Stocks Trade Mixed: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Bond yields hit fresh 1-month low as taper bets recede [...]