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Politics
November 6 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

5 minute read

Corporate layoffs surge
November 7 2025

Even without fresh government data, the labor market is weak enough to prompt the Fed to cut rates further.

October 26 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

5 minute read

Consumer inflation cooler than expected
October 24 2025

Fed on track to cut rates again next week.

October 15 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

13 minute read

One Big Beautiful World
October 6 2025

Introducing our 2027 S&P 500 price target of 8,600.

October 6 2025
Liquidity .
Article

3 minute read

Slow and steady
October 1 2025

When the Fed lowers rates, liquidity yields often decline more gradually than those in the direct market.

October 27 2025
Monetary Policy .
Article

4 minute read

Fed shows unity
September 18 2025

Conspicuous dissent aside, the Federal Reserve reached a consensus to cut rates by a quarter point.

September 30 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

9 minute read

The half-full glass
September 9 2025

Sticking with our 'broadening out' call despite the caution the Fed’s cracked rearview mirror demands.

August 27 2025
International/Global .
Article

3 minute read

China's 'anti-involution'
August 27 2025

China’s economy has struggled with deflation due to overcapacity, but there is hope.

August 12 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

6 minute read

Trump administration makes an EV U-turn
August 12 2025

Is the rollback of electronic vehicle mandates and subsidies pro-consumer or anti-environment?

August 8 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

4 minute read

Trusted data is the cornerstone of markets
August 7 2025

Cracks in the labor market were evident well before the most recent BLS jobs report.

November 4 2025
Monetary Policy .
Article

8 minute read

Leadership transition at the Fed
July 17 2025

Chair Powell on the hot seat.

July 1 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

7 minute read

The other side of the rainbow
June 23 2025

Sticking with our long-term bullish call on stocks.

November 4 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

6 minute read

Summer of unrest?
June 13 2025

Storm clouds on the horizon, but confidence is rebounding.

June 10 2025
International/Global .
Article

2 minute read

Credit investors threatened with tax hike on US income
June 10 2025

US tax bill could hike taxes of foreign holders of US assets.

June 2 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

6 minute read

What could go right
June 2 2025

Sticking with our 6,500 year-end S&P 500 forecast.

April 25 2025
Monetary Policy .
Article

5 minute read

Never mind
April 25 2025

Trump's policy reversals buoy markets.  

November 4 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Bank deregulation: Bondholder friend or foe?
April 22 2025

Creditors must weigh the benefits and risks of Trump's push for looser rules.

April 14 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

10 minute read

Navigating through the fog of the trade war
April 14 2025

Maintaining our moderate equity overweight as we slip past the reefs.

September 23 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Staying steady
April 10 2025

The stability of the money markets is shining amid the greater financial turbulence.

April 4 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Avoiding the thorns
April 4 2025

The bond market is a rational voice amid the panic caused by Trump’s tariffs.

April 4 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

7 minute read

Labor market remains strong
April 4 2025

Calculated well before the tariff announcement, the US added a robust 228,000 jobs in March. 

April 10 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

8 minute read

Approaching peak uncertainty in the Strait of the Sirens
April 3 2025

Adding to stocks, trusting the sailors.

April 3 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

3 minute read

Worst case
April 3 2025

Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are more aggressive than the markets were expecting.

March 31 2025
Taxes .
Article

3 minute read

In the public interest
March 31 2025

Despite publicized debate, tax exemption of municipal bond interest is likely safe.

April 2 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

8 minute read

Almost there
March 11 2025

As a soft patch emerges, opportunity to add to stocks is getting closer.

March 7 2025
Politics .
Article

5 minute read

Is the stock market overreacting to tariffs?
March 7 2025

How the emerging trade war might impact the US economy and equities.

January 27 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

7 minute read

Strapped to the mast
January 21 2025

Preparing for volatility while staying positioned for a positive long-term outcome.

January 20 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

6 minute read

New sheriff in town
January 21 2025

Peak policy uncertainty.

November 19 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

4 minute read

The trouble with tariffs
November 19 2024

They may be coming, but their supposed benefits are a mirage.

November 11 2024
Equity .
Article

10 minute read

Playing chess versus checkers
November 11 2024

Deciphering the outlook will depend on understanding we are in a chess game.

November 11 2024
Equity .
Article

3 minute read

Policy Trumps character
November 8 2024

Republicans closing in on 'Red Trifecta.'  

November 22 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

Chair Powell was vague, until he wasn't
November 8 2024

Powell rebuffed questions about the Fed's future, and his own, but his nebulous comments give the FOMC latitude.

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