The Market in Pictures, July 29

Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and why:   Dave: The start of earnings season was a story of “not bad”, with lower price movement than usual for both hits and misses…   Source:...

Should You Care About Inflation?

As we see another fed fund’s hike of 75bps this week, we thought it would be worthwhile to simply talk about the basics of inflation. It is very easy to get caught in the storm of negative headlines. Today, let’s just get back to the basics and try to focus on factors...

The Market in Pictures, July 22

Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and why:   Joseph: Current fundamentals looking nothing like those of historic bear market bottoms   Source: Strategas as of 07.15.2022   JD: Investors...

Can the Fed Really Pivot?

Another Month, Another (BIG) Hike. Next Wednesday, July 27th, the Fed is expected to hike 75bps and bring their overnight target up to the FOMC’s consensus neutral rate of 2.5%. We believe that more hikes will be needed to tame inflation, which helps explain why...