Yardeni QuickTakes (Page 34)

Whatever It Takes? China Is Stimulating, Again.

Dec 26, 2024 3 min read paid

There may soon be fewer jobs for economists in both the US and China. On Monday, December 23, Elon Musk (one of the DOGE Boys) tweeted that the "Fed is absurdly overstaffed." On its website, the Fed in Washington brags: "The Federal Reserve Board employs more than 500 researchers, including more than 400 Ph.D. economists, who represent an exceptionally diverse range of interests and specific areas

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Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah, Kwanzaa & New Year!

Dec 25, 2024 1 min read

We wish you all the best during the holidays and a prosperous year ahead. David, Debbie, Ed, Eric, Geoff, Jackie, Joe, Mali, Mary, Maura, Melissa, Ron, Sandy, Steve, and Valerie Dr. Ed’s 2024 Movie Reviews is now posted on our website. Feliz Navidad The Chanukah Song Best Regards Ed & Eric

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Dr Ed's Video Webcast 12/25/24

Dec 25, 2024 paid

Ed and Eric look forward to the new year. ❇️Exclusive Early Access for Paid Members: Below, you'll find Dr. Ed's latest webcast. Paid members can enjoy immediate access to the video. This content will become available to the public at a later date—don't miss out on early insights, consider upgrading today!

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Permabulls Versus Permabears

Dec 23, 2024 9 min read

I. The Light Side In a November 19 post titled “Yardeni And The Long History of Stock Market Prediction Problems,” Lance Roberts, the Chief Investment Strategist for RIA Advisors, wrote that I am a permabull. The slant of his article was critical of both my upbeat Roaring 2020s forecast and my often optimistic outlook for the economy and stock market: “In conclusion, while Yardeni’s optimistic forecast is enticing, several

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MARKET CALL: Get A Neck Brace

Dec 21, 2024 3 min read paid

Wednesday was a bad day for stocks after the release of the FOMC's Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), which showed two cuts in the federal funds rate in 2025 rather than the four cuts shown in September's SEP. Friday was a better day for stocks after two Fed officials suggested that November's PCED inflation report provided justification for rate cutting in 2025. * Goolsbee. "

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DEEP DIVE: Inflation: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Dec 20, 2024 9 min read paid

💡This is an excerpt from the Yardeni Research December 16, 2024 Morning Briefing. Inflation I: The Good In our Roaring 2020s scenario, a productivity growth boom boosts real GDP growth, keeps a lid on inflation, drives up real labor compensation, and widens profit margins. Last week’s Productivity and Costs report compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) mostly included revised data for Q3-2024, which mostly supported this upbeat

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Bond Vigilantes Butting Heads With Washington's Profligate Crowd

Dec 19, 2024 3 min read paid

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Is It Too Late To Panic?

Dec 19, 2024 3 min read paid

Since the December 5 QuickTakes titled "Contrarian Indicators Showing Too Many Bulls," we've been warning that bullish sentiment is too high and setting the stage for a pullback. In Sunday's QT titled "Game of Drones," we reiterated: "Is it time to panic in the stock market? It's always best to panic before the crowd does. The issue isn'

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Fed's Hawkish Rate Cut Triggers Pausing Tantrum

Dec 18, 2024 3 min read paid

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut the federal funds rate (FFR) by 25bps today, as widely expected. That takes the target range for the overnight rate down from 5.25%-5.50% to 4.25%-4.50%, a full percentage point lower since the Fed's rate cutting cycle started on September 18. A cut was all but guaranteed. Yet the S&P 500 fell almost 3%

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YRI Team

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 12/18/24

Dec 18, 2024 1 min read paid

Lots of crosscurrents are converging to determine the course of inflation in 2025. So projecting that course takes seeing where those currents are headed, predicting with the aid of historical correlations how they’ll likely impact inflation, then overlaying potential economic scenarios to see how they change the narrative. The result: Dr Ed’s three inflation scenarios—the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. In the Good, rising productivity growth

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Still Betting on US Consumers

Dec 17, 2024 3 min read paid

Consumer spending rose again in November, with real retail sales rising more than 3.0% y/y (chart). Rising real labor and nonlabor incomes, plus a strong wealth effect from record highs in stock and home prices, have boosted spending for the past two years. The GOP election sweep also means the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will likely be extended in full, and there's talk in

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Is the Fed Inflating? Is China Deflating?

Dec 16, 2024 3 min read paid

Last Thursday, we wrote, "After today's PPI, we won't be surprised if Fed officials plant a story in The Wall Street Journal over the weekend titled something like "Fed Officials Might Vote To Pause Rate Cutting Following Hot Inflation Data." We were close. Nick Timiraos, the WSJ's ace Fed watcher, posted after midnight today an article titled "The Fed’s

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