FOMC: Buying Time

As expected, the Fed cut rates for a third time this year (100bps total), reducing the range for the Federal Funds target to 4.25-4.50%. The Committee signaled a significant reduction in its forecast for additional policy adjustments over the next 24 months as well as...

The Market in Pictures, December 6

Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence:   Dave: 2022 seems like a generation ago, historic in a different way   Source: Strategas as of 11.30.2024...

Pause Ahead in Rates and QT?

Insurance Cut in December is Likely…Then a Pause   The jobs forecast from Linkup, a leading provider of labor demand data to the capital markets, indicates a marked slowing in the pace of hiring (and openings). This implies a smaller upward revision to October than...

The Market in Pictures, November 29

Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence:   Beckham: This year’s S&P 500 has been one of the steadier rises in recent history   Data as of...