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[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Narrowing market breadth may be worrying signal for stocks [Reuters] Fed policymakers make case for rate hikes after end of bond-buying taper [AP] Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy [Reuters] ‘Tidal wave’: Omicron could put U.S. COVID-19 surge into overdrive [Reuters] London declares ‘major incident’ to help COVID-hit […]
The Fed doubled monthly taper to $30 billion, which, if uninterrupted, will wind down QE by the FOMC’s March 17th meeting. The S&P500 briskly popped 1.6% on the news. In response to the market jump, a pundit commented: “They did what was expected. It’s going to add to the credibility for the Fed and that […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Skid on Tech as Policy Tightening Saps Mood: Markets Wrap [AP] Turkey’s lira sinks to new low, prompting bank to intervene [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Declines As Omicron and Monetary Tightening Darken Outlook [CNN] A Covid-19 ‘viral blizzard’ is about to hit the US, expert says, with ‘millions’ to be infected soon [NYP] ‘Striking’ vaccine […]
This week we review the price movements of gold, silver, & other precious metals alongside the shifting tone at the Federal Reserve regarding inflation. The true impacts of inflation are just starting to be felt by the public as the Fed scramble to shift its tone. We will discuss the power the fed possesses over […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Central Banks Weigh In: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Turkish lira slumps to new low after interest rate cut [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises on Hawkish Fed and as U.S. Demand Withstands Omicron [Reuters] BoE becomes first major central bank to raise rates since pandemic [Reuters] ECB dials back stimulus a notch but promises continued […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Steady as Fed Decision Looms: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Falls Further on Looming Surplus, China Demand Constraints [Reuters] Fed prepares to stiffen inflation response for a post-transitory world [Yahoo/Bloomberg] New Era of Bond-Market Volatility Begins as Fed Fights Inflation [Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales Trail Forecast, Suggesting Drag From Inflation [CNBC] Mortgage refinances […]
Pakistani Bonds are less negative than U.S. Treasuries!? Time to change how we count inflation Biden Style Janet Yellen says spending a lot more money is non-inflationary Send your questions to: [email protected] Cognitive Dissonance—Please Don’t Confuse Me with the Truth December 14, 2021 “I can tell you what will worry the markets, and that’s capital […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Decline Before Central Banks Meet: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Developers Tumble on Shimao ‘Red Flag’: Evergrande Update [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steady as IEA Says Global Market Has Returned to Surplus [CNBC] Wholesale prices measure rises 9.6% in November from a year ago, the fastest pace on record [Reuters] In year-end meetings, top central […]
