Bryan Perry
Fed Taper Plan May Be on Hold
Expectations for a “once-and-for-all” announcement about the Fed’s timetable for its plan to taper quantitative easing (QE) are very high, going into this week’s symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This is an annual gathering of central bankers, economists and policymakers. The lead up to Fed Chairman Powell’s 10:00 a.m. EDT speech this Friday has been […]
Liquidity Inertia Keeps Bull Trend Intact
The current investing landscape has been full of surprises and sudden changes that have kept investors and fund managers guessing as to how best to be positioned, even for just the month ahead. Only two weeks ago, the 10-year Treasury was knocking on the door of the 1.0% interest rate threshold before a blowout jobs […]
Does Robinhood’s Valuation Signal Dot-Com Risk All Over Again?
Investors around the globe that depend on yield for pension distributions and general living expenses are finding it more difficult than ever to identify assets with dependable, low-beta features that pay decent dividends. With the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showing annual inflation running at 5.4%, one needs to make 15% just to net […]
Summer of Healthy Capital Flows Into U.S. Markets
Last week’s price action for the stock market smacked of a rally that had run out of good news to justify rising share prices. All the heavy-hitting stocks that pack the top quartile of the S&P 500 had posted great numbers, except the house that Bezos built: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). The Fed beat the drum […]
A Good Time to Buy Bonds That Are Tied to Stock Market Performance
I’m not sure about the last time such a divide over the direction of interest rates and bond yields existed, but the present situation is one for the monetary history books. In what was looking like a scenario where lower commodity prices were taking hold, about the only commodity that has really retreated heavily from […]
Delta Variant Slams Market Sentiment
We’re all familiar with the phrase “the money has to go somewhere,” and this past week, safer havens in bonds and equity sectors were on the receiving end of fast changing fund flows. Treasuries, corporate bonds, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), utilities and consumer staples shined, while the most leveraged reflation sectors were […]