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Main Street Optimism Ticks Higher Despite Hiring Challenges
2025-09-10
Main Street optimism edged higher in August, as the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 100.8. That reading sits above the long-term average of 98 but missed the consensus estimate of 101. Stronger sales expectations led the improvement, with a net 12% of owners anticipating higher real sales volumes. This represents a six-point jump …
7-17-25 Are Tariffs the Fed’s Best Friend?
2025-07-17
What is the Fed thinking now, with PPI reflecting virtually zero inflation in June, and calls from all sides to cut rates? Could the implied economic threat of tariff troubles actually be a savior for the Federal Reserve?
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PPI Takes A Bite Out Of The Tariff-Inflation Narrative
2025-07-17
The BLS Producer Price Index (PPI), measuring wholesale prices, surprised to the downside, showing a zero percent increase in prices for June. PPI came in lower than what all 50 forecasters in Bloomberg’s survey predicted. To wit, both the core and headline figures were 0.20% below estimates. Notably, the headline PPI for the last three …
7-16-25 The Rise and Fall of SPAC’s
2025-07-16
SPAC’s were so hot, sports figures like A-Rod and Shack were endorsing them: Give us your money, and we’ll go find something to invest in. Unsurprisingly, the results were disastrous. And now, they’re back.
Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO,w Senior Financial Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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7-14-25 Relative Returns Or Absolute: What’s More Important?
2025-07-14
Earnings Season has commenced with lowered expectations, meaning higher "beat" rates for companies, thanks to the lowered bar. Market react mildly to Mexican & Canadian 30% Tariffs; a warning for this week’s CPI Report: The past four reports have been lower than expected, so a much higher number may be printed this time around. A three-month preview of market probabilities shows 50-50 chance of continued bullish activity; BUT, markets are over bought, and the odds are even for a correction of as much as 5% back to the 6,000 level. Lance shares his family’s weekend exploits with Tex Mex food and Mrs. Roberts’ new penchant for sourdough bread making. Lance reviews his weekend piece on Absolute vs Relative Returns, the consequences of both, and three things required for market predictions.
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