Paid MARKET CALL: Apocalypse Now? Sep 7, 2025 3 min read paid President Donald Trump on Saturday amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation's second-largest city. "I love the smell of deportations in the morning," Trump wrote on his social media site. "Chicago about to find out why it' Ed Yardeni
Public ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: September 8 - 12 Sep 7, 2025 3 min read On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish its preliminary benchmark revision for March 2025 employment data. This coincides with the release of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data for Q1-2025. The preliminary revision will estimate how much the monthly payroll report overstated (or understated) actual job growth between April 2024 and March 2025. The final benchmark revision will be Ed Yardeni William Pesek
Weekly Roundup - September 7th Sep 7, 2025 3 min read US Labor Market Is In BalanceAugust’s employment report was released this morning. It was weaker than expected. The month’s payrolls rose by just 22,000. June’s number was revised down by 27,000 to a decline of 13,000, while July’s number was revised up by 6,000 to 79,000. August’s big losers wereYardeni QuickTakesEd YardeniFlocking Doves Tomorrow?Stock prices rose again today as Ed Yardeni
Public US Labor Market Is In Balance Sep 5, 2025 3 min read August's employment report was released this morning. It was weaker than expected. The month's payrolls rose by just 22,000. June's number was revised down by 27,000 to a decline of 13,000, while July's number was revised up by 6,000 to 79,000. August's big losers were goods producers (-25,000), professional & business services (-17,000, Ed Yardeni
Paid Flocking Doves Tomorrow? Sep 4, 2025 3 min read paid Stock prices rose again today as the 10-year bond yield fell. Investors anticipate that tomorrow's employment report for August will be weak. If so, then it is a sure bet that the FOMC's majority will turn dovish and will vote to cut the federal funds rate on September 17. Indeed, the odds are up to 99.4%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. Stock investors must Ed Yardeni
Public Stock Market Oblivious To Weak Economic Data Sep 3, 2025 3 min read The S&P 500 rose today despite a batch of weak economic indicators over the past two days. Investors perceive that bad news is good news if it increases the chances of a Fed rate cut on September 17. Indeed, the odds of that happening are now 97.6%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. That's a sure thing. We've been at 40% and are Ed Yardeni
Paid WEEKLY WEBCAST: What Could Possibly Go Wrong (with special guest Jim Lucier of Capital Alpha) Sep 3, 2025 1 min read paid September has a long history of being a tough month for the stock market. This has been particularly true over the past decade, based on the average year-to-date percentage change in the S&P 500 during Septembers (chart). But when September was weak in the past, it often provided buying opportunities for year-end rallies. ❇️Exclusive Early Access for Paid Members: Below, you'll find Dr. Ed's Ed Yardeni
Paid Gold Is Shining More Brightly Than Ever Before Sep 2, 2025 2 min read paid We turned bullish on gold last year when the spot price of the shiny metal decisively rose above $2,000 per ounce (chart). We attributed this new bull market in gold to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response, the United States and its allies froze the international reserves of Russia's central bank. That convinced the central banks of countries with autocratic governments, which Ed Yardeni
Public ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: September 2 - 5 Sep 1, 2025 3 min read This week is chock-a-block with data reports, all building up to Friday's pivotal employment report. The August jobs release will offer a reality check of sorts following July's surprisingly soft reading and significant downward revisions to results for May and June. It could determine whether the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) proceeds with a rate cut at its September 16-17 policy meeting. The July jobs data Ed Yardeni William Pesek
Public Market Call: What Could Possibly Go Wrong In September? Aug 30, 2025 4 min read September has a long history of being a tough month for the stock market. This has been particularly true over the past decade, based on the average year-to-date percentage change in the S&P 500 during Septembers (chart). But when September was weak in the past, it often provided buying opportunities for year-end rallies. So, might the latest top in the S&P 500 have been hit on Ed Yardeni
Public DEEP DIVE: The Chair Has Spoken Aug 29, 2025 7 min read The following is an excerpt from our Morning Briefing dated August 22, 2025. The Fed I: Markets Hear Powell Cooing. We expected Fed Chair Jerome Powell to sound neither dovish nor hawkish when he spoke at the Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday. We expected him to be owlish, expressing the need to wait and watch for further data before committing to another round of monetary policy easing. The Ed Yardeni