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Fed Stays On Tightening Course
The Fed lifted the federal funds rate range by 75bps to 3.00%-3.25%. Stocks sold off as Fed…
Housing Already Hard Hit By Fed Tightening
Fed officials have been saying that they are aiming to raise the federal funds rate from an accommodative level to…
Major Housing Crash?
Billionaire real estate investor Barry Sternlicht said he believes the economy is "braking hard" and that the continuation…
Inflation Shocks The Markets
August's CPI report shocked the financial markets. It was widely expected to confirm that inflation peaked around June…
Lots Of Jobs, But...
This morning's jobs report for August was a good one even though the unemployment rate rose to 3.…
Fed Wants To See Fewer Help Wanted Signs
The S&P 500 fell just below its 50-day moving average today partly because the labor market remains hot.…
Powell's Fugetaboutit Speech
Fed Chair Jerome Powell did pivot on Friday morning at Jackson Hole in his 8-minute speech on the outlook for…

Powell's Speech: Short & Hawkish
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech today at the Fed's Jackson Hole conference was short and hawkish.…
The Calm Before The Storm?
They say that the stock market tends to climb a wall of worry. It has been doing just that since…

The Chairman's Speech: What Will Jerome Powell Say?
Have you heard? Fed Chair Jerome Powell will speak on Friday morning at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’…
The Most Bearish Two Charts In Our Collection
On our website, thousands of our charts are automatically updated as new data become available. The most bearish of the…