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Fed Needs To Cut Rates

Fed Needs To Cut Rates

Image Source: Pexels Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun answers the questions: Is the Fed behind the curve? Should they have already cut rates?Video Length: 00:06:22More By This Author:Stock Market Broadening Beyond AIS&P 500 43% OvervaluedWeak Dollar Kryptonite To U.S. Stocks
2-Year US Treasury Yield Chart Analysis

2-Year US Treasury Yield Chart Analysis

Image Source: UnsplashBob Lang gives a technical analysis of the stock chart for UST2Y.Audio Length: 00:04:51More By This Author:High Implied Volatility Ahead Of Earnings Season Broadcom Inc Chart AnalysisBasic Risk Management In Trading
5 High-Quality Dividend Stocks To Hold In A Passive Portfolio

5 High-Quality Dividend Stocks To Hold In A Passive Portfolio

Image courtesy of 123rf.com Judging by the Fed fund futures probabilities with the CME FedWatch Tool, the Federal Reserve is still on track to cut interest rates three times by the end of the year. This would begin a new cycle of lowered borrowing costs, allowing for more significant free cash flows for companies. In turn, companies are […]
Trump has shifted crypto into a ‘wedge issue’ as campaign intensifies

Trump has shifted crypto into a ‘wedge issue’ as campaign intensifies

Key Takeaways Trump has reversed his critical view of cryptocurrencies, now promoting a deregulated approach. His pro-crypto stance aligns with substantial campaign donations from industry leaders. Former US President Donald Trump, who recently survived an assassination attempt, has made a notable shift in his stance on crypto, positioning the technology as a key campaign issue […]
Canadian Cannabis LP Portfolio Popped 11% Last Week; Now +18% YTD

Canadian Cannabis LP Portfolio Popped 11% Last Week; Now +18% YTD

 IntroductionThe munKNEE Canadian Cannabis LP Portfolio is UP 17.5% YTD – and UP 10.7% last week – despite the fact that all its constituents are faring poorly in 4 key financial metrics expressed as a % of net revenue. The financial metrics used in this analysis are a company’s: Gross Profit Margin is the profit […]
What If A Coming Recession And Bear Market Are The Least Of Our Worries?

What If A Coming Recession And Bear Market Are The Least Of Our Worries?

Image Source: Pexels History is full of examples where nations resorted to taking on ever-increasing amounts of debt to maintain a positive economic growth rate.But it never works out well for those who do. Most often, they end up sacrificing the purchasing power of their currencies in the process.Many analysts are now raising such concerns about […]
Bitcoin ETFs surpass $16 billion in netflows, setting a new all-time high

Bitcoin ETFs surpass $16 billion in netflows, setting a new all-time high

Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs exceeded $16 billion in yearly netflows, surpassing 12-month estimates in just 6 months. Nine Bitcoin ETFs added 5,383 BTC ($340 million) to their holdings in a single day, with BlackRock leading. The spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) crossed $16 billion in yearly netflows for the first time, as reported by […]
Food Inflation Stable, Down In The Midwest

Food Inflation Stable, Down In The Midwest

Through June:A comparison of conventional year-on-year vs. instantaneous.Figure 1: Food at home CPI component, y/y (blue), instantaneous per Eeckhout (2023), T=12, a=4 (red). Source: BLS and author’s calculations. The Midwest and subregion East North Central (which includes Wisconsin) are showing modest declines q/q.Figure 2: Food at home component of CPI national (blue), Midwest (B/C cities) green, and East […]
Ranked: The Largest Sector ETFs, By AUM

Ranked: The Largest Sector ETFs, By AUM

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer investors a cost-effective way to invest in a wide range of assets and indexes, including specific sectors like technology, energy, and real estate. There are even ETFs that hold Bitcoin!Picking an ETF may not be an easy task, however, as there are over 3,200 of them trading in the U.S. alone.To help […]
Retail Sales Stronger Than Expected, But Look At The Details

Retail Sales Stronger Than Expected, But Look At The Details

Retail sales from the commerce department, chart by MishThe Bloomberg Econoday consensus expected retail sales would decline by 0.3 percent in May.Instead, the Census Department reported flat retail sales with an upgrade to May from 0.1 to 0.3 percent. Nominal Advance Retail Sales Percent Change Month-Over-Month Motor vehicles and parts decline 2.0 percent vs a rise in […]