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2026-02-12
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The Santa Claus Rally Begins
2025-12-27
🔎 At a Glance 💬 Editor Note I am traveling this weekend for the Christmas holidays with the family. Therefore, I don’t have access to all of my usual data and analysis. However, I did not want to miss the opportunity to send you at least a short note. The following Market Brief and Technical …
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QE Is Coming: The 2008 Roots Of Fed Dominance
2025-11-12
Here we go again. The overnight funding markets are showing signs of stress, and the scent of QE is in the air. Per New York Fed President John Williams: Based on recent sustained repo market pressures and other growing signs of reserves moving from abundant to ample, I expect that it will not be long …
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An Economic Data Flood Is Coming: Does It Matter?
2025-11-11
Buckle Up! With the end of the government shutdown and the return to work of government employees comes a flood of economic data. Below is a list of old economic data that should be released over the coming weeks: The list goes on. But, of more importance is whether or not the markets will care …
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Tariffs Are On The Docket: Will SCOTUS Upset The Market?
2025-11-05
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will begin hearing arguments challenging President Trump’s use of tariffs. Given the market volatility that tariffs have generated over the last six months, the SCOTUS case could prove to be yet another market-moving event. The tariff challengers argue that the administration overstepped its bounds under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers …
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The Fed Cuts Rates: What Comes Next?
2025-09-18
Not surprisingly, the Fed cut rates by 25 basis points at yesterday’s meeting. With the cut, the Fed Funds rate sits at 4.00-4.25%. While the market was nearly certain of a 25bps cut, it is less clear about what the road ahead holds for Fed policy. To help us start thinking about how policy may change at the upcoming meetings, we share a few comments from yesterday’s FOMC meeting.