by David Wagner | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
Simply put, most market pundits were probably too pessimistic on the future earnings picture in the U.S. – at least for this quarter. I believe that corporate earnings surprised a lot of people – there was broad-based strength in the Mega-Caps, the most cyclical areas...
by David Wagner | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
A common misconception in the market is that it is difficult to invest in small-caps due to concerns regarding size and liquidity. Understandably, this could have been the case a few decades ago, but we don’t believe that remains true in today’s world. Over the last...
by David Wagner | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
What an awesome 150th British Open this past weekend at St. Andrews! For those following, it was an interesting week for the players at “The Old Course”, as this is the first major since a lot of drama went down regarding the formation of the Saudi Arabian-backed golf...
by John Luke Tyner | Jul 12, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
Powell Pivot or Powell Plunge… Which is It? The Fed’s aggressive tightening over the last 3 months has been a vicious attempt to regain their credibility after insisting inflation was merely transitory for all of 2021 + the first quarter of ‘22. In turn, for their...
by John Luke Tyner | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
A Central Bank’s place in an economy is to be the behind-the-scenes moderator of financial conditions. Here in the US, they specifically have two jobs: price stability and full employment. Their job is to step into the mix when financial conditions overly...
by David Wagner | Jun 16, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
Obviously, yesterday’s news regarding the market was all about the Fed. Just a few weeks ago, it seemed very unrealistic that the market would get a 75bp hike in June. Yet, due to Friday’s CPI report and a “mysterious” WSJ article on Monday, it created an environment...
