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AEI’s April Home Price Index UP 17.3% YoY As The Fed And “Slowhand” Powell Keep Monetary Stimulus In Place (Bostic Talking About A Pause?)
by confoundedinterest17 All I can say is “Wow.” Tobias Peter and Ed Pinto of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released their April housing report and it was a doozy. The AEI’s home price appreciation index came in at a blood curdling 17.3% YoY. The reason why home prices are still raging at 17.3% YoY? The Fed’s monetary […] More
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The Fed Can’t Fix Inflation, Walmart Drones On & Wendy’s Frosty Buyout
The Fed Won’t Save You This Time Great Ones, I’ve caught a lot of flack for reiterating and believing in the Federal Reserve’s former mantra that inflation is transitory. I honestly believed that narrative. It made sense … at the time. But times change. New facts and events emerge. New data is made available. And […] More
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Stocks Rally After Fed Minutes Show Central Bank Will Continue To Raise Rates Aggressively
Topline Stocks rallied slightly on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting showed that the central bank is likely to continue raising interest rates by a half-percentage point each in June and July, amid growing urgency to combat surging inflation and avoid an economic downturn. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Tom […] More
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The Next Fed Put Could Be Weeks Away
In October of 1987, the S&P 500 fell more than 20% in one day. You can imagine the panic that followed. In an attempt to calm the market, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan issued a statement: “The Federal Reserve, consistent with its responsibilities as the nation’s central bank, affirmed today its readiness to serve as a […] More
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Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Says The Fed Isn’t Doing Its Job Fighting ‘Runaway’ Inflation
Topline The Federal Reserve isn’t doing its job fighting runaway inflation—and unless the central bank tightens monetary policy and raises interest rates “more aggressively,” the ongoing stock market sell-off could well turn into a full “economic collapse,” warned hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman on Tuesday. The hedge fund billionaire criticized the Federal Reserve for not being […] More
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The Fed Says “Get Greedy”
Even with stock prices plummeting, inflation soaring, and the economy potentially about to enter recession… Now is not the time to be fearful. When you’re fearful, you’re unfocused. Your mind loses control. In volatile markets, that’s a recipe for disaster. Fearful traders don’t make sound decisions. They buy high, sell low, and generally do a terrible job […] More
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How The Fed Killed Mortgage Current Coupon Rate – MBS Index, Back To 1985 Levels (As It Tries To Fight Inflation, A Fight It Can’t Win)
by confoundedinterest17 As The Federal Reserve tries to fight inflation (it can’t thanks to Federal energy policies and bottlenecks), it is causing a disconnect between mortgage current coupon rate and the MBS index coupon. The disconnect is so bad that it is back to 1985 levels. The Fed can certainly try to cool inflation, but Biden […] More
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Slowing? US Closed House Sales Down -9.50% YoY As Mortgage Rates Rise On Fed Tightening (New Listings Down -5.7% YoY) – Investment Watch
by confoundedinterest17 US home prices were growing at a near 20% YoY rate for the latest Case-Shiller National home price index report. But mortgage rates have soaring like a SpaceX missile shot. The result? Closed sales for April 2022 are down -9.5% YoY. Of course, I am moving to one of the metro areas in the USA […] More
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Everything is fine, guys. We definitely don’t have $30T in debt, $9T on the Fed balance sheet, QT @ $85B/month, negative growth, red hot inflation, and historically low interest rates
by pa_p3rry Phucking legendary Fed Chair JPow. pic.twitter.com/9Dfse9z7AG — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) May 23, 2022 Its the Everything bubble of the century! This selloff is twice as fast as 2008. It took 9 months and -15% to reach the Lehman Moment. Currently the market is down -20% in 4.5 months. I say that for […] More
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Fear The Talking Fed! Mortgage Payments Rise 43.4% YoY As Fed Jawbones Monetary Tightening (But Still Has Not Shrunk Balance Sheet Yet)
by confoundedinterest17 Mortgage rates have increased dramatically under “Middle Class Joe” as The Federal Reserve attempts to choke-off inflation caused by … The Fed coupled with Biden’s energy policies (hope you are enjoying those high gasoline and diesel prices!) and the Federal government’s staggering spending spree under Pelosi, Schumer and McConnell. Thus far, The Federal Reserve […] More
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Commodities Versus S&P 500 Index (How To Hedge Against The Fed And Biden’s Policies) – Investment Watch
by confoundedinterest17 We have a double whammy facing investors, The Federal Reserve wanting to take away the monetary punch bowl and Federal energy policies that are crushing middle-class households and lower-wages workers. But how do you hedge against The Federal Reserve tightening and Biden’s reckless energy policies? Take a look at investing in commodities (S&P GSCI […] More
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