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Analyzing Macro Trends And Monetary Policy Post-Fed Meeting

Analyzing Macro Trends And Monetary Policy Post-Fed Meeting

Image source: Pixabay In a recent interview conducted by Mike Maharrey from Money Metals with Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments, they discussed the impacts of macro trends, Federal Reserve policies, and the outlook on gold markets following a Federal Reserve meeting.Axel Merk highlighted the significant influence of the Federal Reserve’s actions […]
Chart Of The Week: Leading Vs. Coincident Employment

Chart Of The Week: Leading Vs. Coincident Employment

Image Source: Pexels In this video, we look at the progression of the Leading and Coincident Indexes of employment relative to past Business Cycles.Video Length: 00:03:40More By This Author:This “Rule” Only Triggers Before A Recession Why This Gap Caused A Banking Crisis Why This “Perfect Downtrend” Won’t Go Away
Large U.S. Banks Suffer Another Weekly Deposits Outflow; Stocks & Fed Reserves Completely Decoupled

Large U.S. Banks Suffer Another Weekly Deposits Outflow; Stocks & Fed Reserves Completely Decoupled

Image Source: Pexels With The Fed’s bank bailout facility now expired, the 12-month term loans are starting to mature and the fund dropped over $17.2BN last week…Source: BloombergMoney-market funds saw a big outflows of almost $62BN, which we wonder if related to tax-year liquidity issues, but it is a little early in the year…Source: BloombergAnd as […]
Can Dividend Kings Outperform The Magnificent 7 ETF?

Can Dividend Kings Outperform The Magnificent 7 ETF?

Image Source: Unsplash In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dave Mazza, Chief Strategy Officer at Roundhill Investments, about the potential of investing in high-growth “Magnificent 7” stocks compared to dividend-paying stocks with reliable income streams.The “Magnificent Seven” stocks led the market rally last year, with Apple (AAPL – Free Report), Microsoft (MSFT – Free Report), Alphabet (GOOGL – Free […]
Testing Times Ahead For Apple

Testing Times Ahead For Apple

Image Source: Unsplash For those of you who follow me on X, you may be aware that I have been discussing Apple (AAPL), specifically focusing on the double-top pattern on the weekly chart and how it has been developing. Apple’s stock has faced regulatory challenges since early March when the European Commission fined Apple $2 billion […]
Looking Ahead To Q1 Earnings

Looking Ahead To Q1 Earnings

Image Source: Unsplash We are still a couple of weeks away from the March-quarter reporting cycle really getting underway with the big-bank results. But early results in recent days from companies for their February-ending fiscal quarters have given us some idea of what this coming earnings season will show.To that end, we tried to get some […]
Some Facts About U.S. Rental Housing

Some Facts About U.S. Rental Housing

Image Source: Pexels About one-third of US households rent, rather than own. The renters are disproportionately lower-income, less educated, and younger. The public policy concern, of course, is not really about, say, a group of college students or recent graduates sharing a rental, but instead about low-income adults and parents with families for whom rental housing […]
3 Invesco Mutual Funds To Build A Solid Portfolio

3 Invesco Mutual Funds To Build A Solid Portfolio

Image Source: Unsplash Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Invesco is a trusted name in the investment industry. Since 1978, the company has been helping investors diversify by giving access to a wide selection from various asset classes, sectors and markets. Invesco Asset Management had around $1.58 trillion worth of assets under management as of Dec 31, 2023.The company has offices […]
These Indicators Signal A Change Coming To The Markets

These Indicators Signal A Change Coming To The Markets

Image Source: Pixabay I’ve been absolutely pounding the table on this for more than a week now. The correlation between Big Tech market leaders and the S&P 500 is getting stronger, not weaker. And that means a correction will be knocking on the door any second now. Higher SKEW and much lower volatility points to that. […]
The Fed On Pause But Inflation Is Not

The Fed On Pause But Inflation Is Not

Image Source: Unsplash In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Power Hour from 03/20/24, Samantha LaDuc and Craig Shapiro discuss the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s decision and Powell’s press conference, focusing on market reactions and future monetary policy expectations. They delve into the discrepancy between the Fed’s projections and market interpretations, particularly concerning interest rate cuts and […]