“Higher for Longer” – a lot longer! That was the takeaway from last week’s FOMC notes when Federal Reserve officials forecasted that higher interest rates could be with us through 2026. This caught many investors by surprise because the hope was that we might see rates come down sometime in 2024. I’m not convinced the […]

If the Federal Reserve were hell-bent on quashing inflation, it would have raised their target range for federal funds by another 25 basis points at last Wednesday’s FOMC meeting. They didn’t. Instead, they opted for “hawkish” sounding rhetoric about keeping rates higher for longer, maybe a lot longer. Even with the economy going gangbusters, the […]

With the Federal Reserve hawkishly indicating that interest rates could remain high as long as 2026, you’re going to see a lot of investors looking for safety plays in order to hedge against doldrums in the stock market. One of the classic “blue chip” stock categories is automobile companies, mainly because Ford Motor Company (F) […]

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After a shaky open, stocks are up today as investors weigh what the Fed will announce at the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. I expect the Fed will pause on any rate hikes this time around, but I do anticipate we’ll hear some hawkish commentary regarding the […]

If you’re not worried about the stability or solvency of a lot of American banks, you should be. New data from the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) shows that while things may have stabilized since the March banking panic, they are not getting better; they are actually getting worse. FDIC Chairman, Martin Gruenberg, starts off […]

I wanted to do something a little different this week and make sure you knew about an IPO I’ve been watching. It’s a huge story right now that needs to be on your radar. The company in question is Arm Holdings (ARM), and it went public priced at $51 per share. Analysts, investors, traders, and […]

There’s something amiss at the world’s largest company. Should investors be worried?

August inflation numbers came in today, with the Consumer Price Index rising 0.6% over last month and 3.7% over the prior year. This number was slightly higher than economists’ forecasts of a 3.6% increase. On a “core” basis, which strips out food and gas, prices in August climbed 4.3% over last year, marking a slowdown […]