Yardeni QuickTakes (Page 3)

Apocalypse Now! Or, TACO Now?

Jul 23, 2026 5 min read paid

(1) Geopolitics. President Donald Trump said he is weighing a “massive attack” on Iran. The Pentagon is flooding the Middle East with elite troops, fighter jets, and combat medics. “I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than anything we have ever had before. I am close to making a decision. We are fully prepared for it,” the president told Israel’s Channel 12 on Thursday. The US military on Tuesday

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

Choke Points & Other Concerns Causing The Stock Market's Summer Stall

Jul 22, 2026 4 min read paid

At the start of last month, we predicted a June swoon in the S&P 500. Now it's looking more like a summer stall as the index has been marking time around 7,500 since May 14. We still expect the index to reach 8,250 by year-end. A resilient economy and strong earnings remain powerful tailwinds, but these bullish factors are widely recognized. On the

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

WEEKLY WEBCAST: Fed Rate Hike Still On The Table

Jul 22, 2026 1 min read paid

Neither the Fed’s dual mandate nor its official 2% inflation target have changed. But from what Kevin Warsh has said since assuming the role of Fed chief in May, his priority appears to be the inflation side of the dual mandate and his target may be underlying inflation rather the PCED inflation rate. Today, Ed and Elias look at the ramifications of such a potential shift in the Fed’

Ed Yardeni

US Economy Powers On As FIFA Spending & IRS Tax Rebates Fade

Jul 21, 2026 4 min read paid

As confetti and red-and-yellow streamers rained down on the roaring crowd, the final whistle blew, and Spain lifted the World Cup trophy after a thrilling 1:0 victory over Argentina. The games are over. The fans are heading home, and an important economic tailwind is beginning to fade. According to Bank of America, the FIFA World Cup generated roughly $20 billion in economic activity across the United States,

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

DEEP DIVE: We Still Expect a 2026 Rate Hike

Jul 20, 2026 4 min read paid

This is an excerpt from our July 20, 2026 Morning Briefing for institutional investors. Right before the release of the June CPI report, Fed Governor Christopher Waller used notably hawkish rhetoric in his latest public address. He stated that if June’s core CPI was hot, the FOMC would need to consider tightening monetary policy in the near term. That prompted traders to increase their bets that the FOMC might

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

US SECTORS: Rotations and Corrections

Jul 19, 2026 4 min read Premium Member tier

The S&P 500 is 2.0% below its June 2 all-time high. It has been hovering around 7,500 since May 14. Beneath that calm, momentum stocks have been hard hit. The semiconductor index (SOXX) is down 20.3% from its June 22 peak. The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM), which started trading on April 2 around $28 and soared 208% to $80.7 on June 22, is

Ed Yardeni
Toby Hearst

GLOBAL MARKET CALL: Downgrading Emerging Markets To Market Weight

Jul 19, 2026 4 min read paid

We are downgrading emerging markets to market weight, not because the Go Global thesis is broken but because four separate short-term headwinds are converging at once: (1) The price of oil is back above $80 a barrel as the IRGC keeps the Strait of Hormuz contested. (2) The FOMC is hawkish. With inflation still sticky and a solid labor market, financial markets are currently pricing in one rate hike

Ed Yardeni
Toby Hearst

US MARKET CALL: Hanging Out At 7,500 And 4.50%

Jul 18, 2026 4 min read

The S&P 500 first hit 7,500 on May 14 and has remained stuck around that level. The index continues to cruise along its 50-day moving average. A 6.0% drop would send it back to its 200-day moving average (chart). We have seen this movie before, recently, during late 2024 into early 2025 and again during late 2025 into early 2026. Both saw similar bouts

Ed Yardeni
Toby Hearst

ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: July 20-24

Jul 18, 2026 3 min read

The week ahead is light on economic data. The entire week falls inside the Fed's blackout period ahead of the July 28-29 FOMC meeting, so there's no Fedspeak to parse before the committee revisits the current 3.50%-3.75% funds rate range. Odds are that the committee's statement will remain hawkish but postpone any rate hiking. On the other hand, the earnings

Ed Yardeni
Toby Hearst

US Consumers Singing, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now!

Jul 16, 2026 4 min read paid

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is a 1979 disco song performed by R&B duo McFadden & Whitehead. American consumers agree. For a long time now, their doubters warned that a low savings rate, flatlining real disposable income, rising consumer debt, and mounting affordability challenges would force households to retrench. Instead, they continue to do what they do best, namely shop! A well-balanced

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Elias Griepentrog

Too Much Complacency?

Jul 15, 2026 5 min read paid

Our Roaring 2020s thesis holds that the demand side of real GDP remains supported by resilient consumer spending and robust business investment. On the supply side, tech-led productivity is boosting real GDP, while keeping a lid on inflation. Now that the economy has proven its mettle over the first seven years of the decade, it should continue to do so over the remaining three years of the Roaring 2020s.

Ed Yardeni
Elias Griepentrog

WEEKLY WEBCAST: Warsh’s Tasks

Jul 15, 2026 1 min read paid

The AI boom is fueling the Fed’s hawkishness, as Ed and Elias agree it should, since it’s also fueling inflation currently. Yet Fed Chair Warsh asserted at his confirmation hearing that AI is a disinflationary force. They agree with that as well: It is disinflationary over the long term, which is the crux of our Roaring 2020s economic thesis; but paradoxically, AI is escalating inflation now as rapid

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