Fed Pushes the Painful Button

Fed Pushes the Painful Button

“Higher for Longer” is Wall Street’s New Buzzword Remember how the “strong consumer” was supposed to save the economy in 2023? That narrative isn’t working out too well now with high gas prices ($6 per gallon in California!) boosting inflation and shoppers reflexively...
Market Chop Before The Drop…

Market Chop Before The Drop…

Watch Out for the Land Mines! If there’s one word that would sum up today’s financial market conditions, it would be indecisive. Large-cap stocks have been chopping around – one day up, the next day coughing up the gains – as traders weigh a slew of problems and...
Running Economy HARD Into The Ground

Running Economy HARD Into The Ground

The Fed Is “Doing Its Job” – at Running the Economy into the Ground! The Federal Reserve’s function is to protect the U.S. economy and the best interests of American consumers, savers, retirees, and investors – or at least, that’s what the elite Fed officials would...