1-22-26 What Kevin Warsh Brings to the Fed
2026-01-22
Betting markets are increasingly pointing to Kevin Warsh as a potential successor to Jerome Powell, with Kevin Hassett expected to remain in his White House role under Donald Trump. Which begs the question: What would a Warsh-led Federal Reserve actually bring to markets?
Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz explore the possibilities of a Warsh Fed: Would such likely be more tolerant of volatility, rely less on emergency interventions, and place greater emphasis on valuation, fundamentals, and disciplined policy rules?
0:00 INTRO
0:18 – Earnings, Economics, & Imminent Greenland Deal
2:48 – Markets Break Trendline – Look for Volatility
8:22 – Greenland, Denmark, & Danish Bonds
15:10 – What the Media Doesn’t Say About Bond Auctions
17:14 – Texas Winter & Nat Gas Futures
20:32 – Warsh vs
Fed Regime Change: Groupthink May Be Ending
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Starting in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, a profound change to the Fed’s liquidity-providing role in the capital markets was underway. We can sum up the Fed regime change with a popular quip: The Fed has shifted from lender of last resort to the lender of only resort! In our articles QE Is …
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12-1-25 A Perfect Year-End Rally Setup But With One Big Warning
2025-12-01
Markets $SPX $NDX followed classic seasonality with a November dip that set up a potential year-end rally. But after six straight monthly gains, the odds of a pullback are rising.
In this short video, I explain why seasonality supports upside, but this streak makes risk management more important than ever.
HSBC Casts Doubt On OpenAI’s Future
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Per the Financial Times (LINK), HSBC has serious doubts about OpenAI’s financial wherewithal. The following bullet points outline HSBC’s assumptions, which highlight the challenging financial path OpenAI faces. The graphic below from the article shows that HSBC expects OpenAI to run a massive operating loss in the year 2030. Accordingly, they have serious concerns about …
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