Freeze The Rates!!!! And Cut Them!!! WooHoo!!!!
Stock investors seem to like Bush’s plan to freeze the teaser rates on adjustable rate mortgages for a few years to give homeowners a better chance to hang onto their houses (S&P Intraday Chart).
Stock investors seem to like Bush’s plan to freeze the teaser rates on adjustable rate mortgages for a few years to give homeowners a better chance to hang onto their houses (S&P Intraday Chart).
Our outstanding Q2 results exceeded our expectations and we believe they provide a clear indication that we are entering the second phase of the economic recovery. During the quarter we saw dramatic across the board acceleration and sequential improvement in…
While the S&P is only about 2% off its all time highs, beneath the surface the market is showing signs of a top. Warren Pies tweeted today that there have only been two other times when Consumer Staples and Energy…
I’m not trying to scare anybody but I have a premonition that something is about to break. The relentless move higher in the dollar and the ten year treasury yield is tightening global financial conditions on a daily basis. The…
4Q22 earnings season picks up steam next week. While the headliners are Microsoft (MSFT) and Tesla (TSLA), I’m focused on credit card companies Capital One Financial (COF) and American Express (AXP), railroads Union Pacific (UNP) and CSX, and home builder…
“Sentiment [on treasuries] has probably gotten too bearish given the current set of news.” – Tony Crescenzi (subscription required), Chief Fixed Income Strategist, Miller Tabak The sell-off the last three days has been entirely about interest rates. Higher interest strain…
The market is in a happy place right now. Last Wednesday’s cooler than expected July CPI Report cemented the belief in The Peak Inflation Narrative and The Fed Pivot. The idea is that inflation has peaked and therefore the Fed…