This Time May Be Different, Powell Says
“We are prepared to do more if greater monetary restraint is warranted,” Jerome Powell said
Fed Tips End Of Rate Hikes With Inflation Still Miles Above Target
As expected, the Fed raised rates at its May meeting by 25bps in what could
Human Resources: Is ChatGPT A Fad?
It’ll be years before we can say, with certainty, whether generative A.I. is a revolution
Russia Claims Ukraine Tried To Kill Putin With Drone
The Kremlin was attacked. Allegedly. Although it wasn’t possible to say precisely what happened, video
US Services Sector Still Expanding, Inflation ‘Concerningly Sticky’
A key gauge of services sector activity in the world’s largest economy was broadly consistent
A New ‘Subprime Is Contained’ Moment?
There was no rest for the weary Wednesday, as regional bank shares in the US
US Private Hiring Jumps ‘Aggressively,’ Pay Growth Drops
US private sector employers added twice as many jobs as expected in April, data released
The System Is Falling Apart
We need to update, refresh and modernize our systems and thinking. It occurs to me
Knives Are Out For America’s Regional Banks
“There may be another small one, but this pretty much resolves them all,” Jamie Dimon
US Labor Market Takes Another Step Down Long Road To Normal
For the second consecutive month, US job openings fell more than expected, leaving the door
Short Vol ‘Manna From Heaven’
It’s been “short vol manna from heaven” lately, Nomura’s Charlie McElligott said Tuesday. This is
Loan Demand, Money Growth Plunge In EU. Inflation Loiters
As a matter of course, I employ sarcastic derision to document new evidence that inflation
Stock ETFs Are $800 Billion Sponge
By November of last year, retail investors had liquidated the entirety of the individual stocks
Mike Wilson Isn’t Buying It
Wall Street’s most famous bear still isn’t buying it. Figuratively or, one assumes, literally. “At
‘Season Of Contradictions’ Grips US Factories As Stagflation Looms
US factory activity contracted for a sixth consecutive month in April. That was the bad
‘New Milestone’ Spotted In Retail Investor Nasdaq Selling
In the aftermath of the original pandemic lockdowns, tech became even more synonymous with everyday
First Republic Passes Away Peacefully. Is In Better Place Now
I have some bad news. After a hard fight, First Republic passed away overnight. It
A $2 Trillion Year For Cash?
There’s been no capitulation in aggregate equities flows. So far in 2023, stock-focused ETFs and
Traders Brace For Tsunami Of Data In FOMC Week
Traders will drown in big data this week. Not the kind ChatGPT leverages to churn
Until The Jobs Are Done
For the second time in as many policy meetings, the Fed will hike rates in
Taiwan, M2 And Other ‘Recession Now’ Canaries
Infallible or not, the yield curve is a cliché as a recession indicator. Indeed, those
What Could Go Right And What Could Go Wrong
“Recession is a key downside risk,” Goldman’s David Kostin mused, in his latest note. It’s
What Recession? Where’s The Selloff? A ‘Patient Bear’ Answers
Two things you can count on in addition to death and taxes are investor complacency
Apocalypse Now, Says The Yield Curve
When will the world’s largest economy fall into recession? Right now, or sometime very soon,
Key Takeaways From Michael Barr’s ‘Unflinching’ SVB Review
On Friday, Michael Barr released the Fed’s internal review of its supervision and regulation of
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