Ed Yardeni

DEEP DIVE: Immaculate Disinflation

Jul 19, 2024 4 min read paid

During the spring of 2022, Debbie and I predicted that inflation was peaking: “In our scenario, the PCED headline inflation rate peaks during H1-2022 between 6%-7%. Led by consumer durable goods prices, it moderates to 4%-5% during H2-2022. Next year, it falls to 3%-4% as persistently rising rent inflation offsets moderation in other consumer prices.” We wrote that in our April 19, 2022 Morning Briefing. We expected

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Stock Market Rotates To Interest-Rate Sensitive Sectors

Jul 18, 2024 3 min read paid

The bull market in stocks has been quite volatile in recent days as it rotates and broadens. The triggering event was a better-than-expected June CPI report on Thursday, July 11. Since then, the financial markets priced in a 100% probability of a Fed rate cut in September. Investors responded by rotating out of the S&P 500's Magnificent-7 into the S&P 1493 (i.e., 1500

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Is The Bull Market Broadening Or Rotating?

Jul 17, 2024 2 min read paid

Many investors are wondering if the recent outperformance of the S&P 400 and the S&P 600 (i.e., the "SMidCaps") and the equal-weighted S&P 500 reflect a sustainable broadening of the bull market. Or is it a temporary rotation out of the Magnificent-7 into the S&P 493 and the SMidCaps? For now, we're in the camp that breadth

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Fed Pivot, Trump 2.0, SCOTUS Chevron Ruling & Earnings Broaden Stock Market Meltup

Jul 16, 2024 3 min read

We've been predicting a broadening stock market meltup in the event that the Fed starts cutting the federal funds rate (FFR) as inflation moderates while economic growth remains solid. Last week's CPI and today's retail sales report confirm that's what's happening in the economy. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's dovish comments yesterday sealed the deal: As of this morning,

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Panda In A China Shop

Jul 15, 2024 3 min read paid

China just loaned two young pandas to the San Diego Z00. In the past, such Panda Diplomacy suggested that relations between the US and China might be improving. It's hard to come to that conclusion currently since both US presidential candidates seem to agree that the US needs to slap more tariffs on Chinese goods. China remains very dependent on exports to boost its economy, especially since the

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Market Call: Earnings Reporting Season Likely To Broaden The Stock Market Rally

Jul 14, 2024 3 min read paid

We've previously written that our number one concern for the stock market is unsettling domestic and global political turmoil. The attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday heightened anxiety about political violence at home as the November elections approach. On the global stage, the violence of the wars between Ukraine and Russia and in the Middle East seems to be escalating. Then again, the stock market

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The Economic Week Ahead: July 15-19

Jul 14, 2024 3 min read paid

The economic week ahead will include updates on industrial production and business sales of goods, as well as retail sales. The upshot is likely to be another all-time high for June's Index of Coincident Indicators (Thu), as confirmed by S&P 500 forward earnings per share which climbed to another new record high during June (chart). When profits grow, the economy grows. During the current earnings reporting

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DEEP DIVE: A Positive Outlook For Q2 Earnings Reporting Season

Jul 12, 2024 4 min read paid

Joe has been tracking the quarterly earnings forecast for S&P 500 companies collectively each week since the series started in Q1-1994. The typical playbook: Industry analysts cut their estimates gradually until reality sets in during the final month of the quarter, when some companies warn of weaker results. The combination of falling forecasts for companies that have underperformed earlier expectations, steady forecasts for those holding good news close

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Disinflating CPI Broadens Market Rally As Investors Rotate To SMidCaps

Jul 11, 2024 2 min read paid

This morning, we weren't surprised by June's lower-than-expected CPI report. It does increase the odds of a cut in the federal funds rate (FFR) in September. That supports our expectation for the stock market rally to continue and broaden out from the Magnificent-7. Indeed, the Russell 2000 rose more than 3% this morning, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined as investors rotated into

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Meltup!

Jul 10, 2024 3 min read paid

We are raising our yearend target for the S&P 500 to 5800 from 5400. We are still targeting 8000 by the end of the decade. The stock market seems to be discounting our Roaring 2020s scenario faster than we expected. We've been among the most bullish investment strategists since November 2022, but not bullish enough. The bull market might continue to achieve our targets ahead of

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Dr Ed's Video Webcast 7/10/24

Jul 10, 2024 1 min read paid

Signs that the Fed might lower the federal funds rate soon have sent stocks soaring, even though those signs were weak economic data. So the Fed Put is back. We’re concerned that the Fed might ease too soon, switching its mandate focus from inflation to unemployment. That could be a wrong move given the likelihoods that the soft patch won’t grow into a recession and that trade policies

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Banking on Looser Regulation

Jul 9, 2024 3 min read paid

Bank stocks popped today after Reuters reported that the Fed is considering relaxing a regulation, i.e., the GSIB Surcharge. It requires big banks to hold additional capital due to the systemic risk they pose to the global financial system. Tweaking the GSIB surcharge would free up big banks to lend more. The S&P 500 Financials stock price index had already been doing well. It is up 37.

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