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We just got the latest consumer confidence numbers this morning and they came in substantially below expectations. While that will likely not play into Fed Chair Powell’s market-moving press conference tomorrow, it will likely influence investors’ reactions to Powell’s conference. We’ll see how it...
Not much on the economic calendar today. The Fed starts its monetary policy meeting tomorrow, with the decision and the press conference on Wednesday. All eyes will be on that. Let’s see how markets have been moving.
We got the latest consumer sentiment numbers this morning, which came in surprisingly ahead of expectations. We also got some activity gauges for the manufacturing and services sectors – both of which slightly underperformed expectations. Let’s see how the markets have been moving.
The earnings season strategy that works in 2026 is understanding what actually moves stocks - not just whether companies beat or miss estimates.
We got the usual weekly jobless claims numbers this morning. It came in at 200,000 – a marginal increase from last week that was still slightly below expectations.
Investors will be watching Trump’s Davos speech today to see if he creates any more market-moving “headline news”. And that leads to a big question… Why is it so hard to profit from unstable markets?
Nothing on the economic calendar for today. This Thursday, we’ll get the delayed PCE report for November – the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. And outside of economic reports, President Trump is due to give a speech in Davos tomorrow… Which given the amount of uncertainty in the headlines lately...
If you’re trying to position your portfolio for 2026, there’s a hard truth most investors don’t want to hear: The AI trade is largely over.
Home prices surprised to the upside this morning, and business sentiment quietly improved too—small wins that hint at a sturdier economy. But while headlines stay busy, markets often get oddly calm at year-end as pros step away and trading volume thins out. In today’s Daily Nugget, I break down why...
Home prices surprised to the upside this morning, and business sentiment quietly improved too—small wins that hint at a sturdier economy. But while headlines stay busy, markets often get oddly calm at year-end as pros step away and trading volume thins out. In today’s Daily Nugget, I break down why...
Home prices surprised to the upside this morning, and business sentiment quietly improved too—small wins that hint at a sturdier economy. But while headlines stay busy, markets often get oddly calm at year-end as pros step away and trading volume thins out. In today’s Daily Nugget, I break down why...
Home prices surprised to the upside this morning, and business sentiment quietly improved too—small wins that hint at a sturdier economy. But while headlines stay busy, markets often get oddly calm at year-end as pros step away and trading volume thins out. In today’s Daily Nugget, I break down why...
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