A Mini-Depression Is On The Horizon
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance, No picture
Image Source: UnsplashStocks had a massive pullback this week following the FOMC’s decision to cut rates by 25 basis points. The Dow Jones extended a 10-day losing streak, the longest since the 70s.Video Length: 00:40:46Key topics and questions David and I talked about include: 0:00 – Market recap 0:50 – Bitcoin: Where do I see the trend for Bitcoin going […]
US Inflation Cools In November, Offering Relief Amidst Fed Concerns
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image Source: Pixabay The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose a less-than-expected 0.1% in November. Core inflation increased 2.8%, remaining above the Fed’s 2% goal. Stocks and bond yields showed positive reactions to the inflation data, but concerns still exist. The latest economic data reveals a welcome moderation in inflation, as the personal consumption expenditures […]
AI Money Map: Stocks To Buy For 2025
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Photo by Steve Johnson on UnsplashAI has the potential to generate enough wealth — right here in the United States — to mint 22,000 new millionaires every 30 days, from now until the end of the decade.22,000 millionaires a month … that’s more than enough to fill Madison Square Garden.I don’t make predictions, claims or forecasts. But I […]
The Explosive Growth Of Private Credit: Is There A Bubble?
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image Source: PexelsThe growth of the private credit market exploded after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 as private credit rushed to fill the gap that the banking industry was no longer able to fill because of the distress of its balance sheets. Tightened capital standards made loans to middle-market companies unattractive for banks, shutting out […]
More And More Market Participants Don’t Believe The Fed Anymore
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image Source: PexelsThat’s Heritage Foundation economist EJ Antoni yesterday. Dr. Antoni continues: Increasingly, people are realizing that the 2% target is long gone. We’re looking at 3% basically as the implicit target. Now we’re in for a lot of pain. So the question is just, is this going to be 1920 or is it going to be 1929 […]
Eggflation: Dozen-Pack At Supermarket Hit Record Highs As Bird Flu Ravages Farms
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image by Erika Varga from PixabayNew retail price data shows supermarket prices of a dozen eggs have soared to record highs. The surge comes amid an ever-expanding bird flu outbreak that has led to the culling of millions of birds, denting the size of the nation’s egg-laying hen population. Bloomberg cited Expana data showing that a dozen eggs in the Midwest cost about $5.67 this week, […]
Think Ahead: CEE Region In Focus
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image Source: Pexels THINK Ahead for Central and Eastern Europe Hungary (Peter Virovacz) Current account (Mon): Based on high frequency data, we see a significant deterioration in the current account surplus in the third quarter, mainly via the goods balance. Nevertheless, the year has turned out much better than expected, and the current account surplus will be well […]
US Dollar Edges Lower After Soft PCE Data
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image Source: Pixabay DXY slips as profit-taking sets in, falling toward 107.80. Traders parse disinflationary PCE data after Fed’s hawkish cut on Wednesday. The soft inflation readings might not alter the ‘wait and see’ posture of the Fed. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the USD against a basket of currencies, took a […]
USD/CAD Holds Positive Ground Above 1.4400, Eyes On Canadian Retail Sales, US Core PCE Data
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Photo by Michelle Spollen on Unsplash USD/CAD gains ground to around 1.4405 in Friday’s early Asian session. The hawkish rate cut by the Fed supports the USD. An unexpected downtick in the November Canadian CPI inflation reinforces expectations for more BoC modest rate cuts. The USD/CAD pair gathers strength to near 1.4405 during the early Asian session on Friday, […]
Powerful Gap Fill
Dec 20, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance, No picture
Image Source: UnsplashAwwww, shoot. I was having so much fun, too! Anyway, as I feared, once the DIA gap was filled, the market exploded into the opposite direction. At least my prediction for a bottom in a week still has a chance, since the free fall has stopped.More By This Author:The Uniform Comes OffNovo Nordisk ShortFully Beaten