Markets Roil on Geopolitical Fears: Banks Slide,Investors Seek Safe Havens Amid Uncertainty/Try the Slow Roasted …

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Things you need to know – –         Mkts retreat on geo-political angst on Friday –         Banks begin the beauty pageant – investors take profits. –         Israel shoots down 300+ Iranian missiles/drones on Saturday evening. –         Markets around the world are all HIGHER on Monday. –         Try the Slow Roasted Sirloin Stocks got hit hard, the VIX surging 16% on Friday …

Tech Surges, Bank Earnings Impress, Inflation and Interest Rates on Edge/Try the Veal Scallopine

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Things you need to know – –         PPI is mixed – but the pressure is still on. –         Tech – led the way yesterday – up 2+% the other sectors waffled. –         Oil down yesterday but UP today.  IEA cuts forecast – contra to the industry. –         ECB leaves rates unchanged – but teases something may change. –         Bank earnings …

Inflation Shockwave: Stocks Plunge, Bond Yields Soar as Super Core CPI Surges/Try the Classic Bolognese

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Things you need to know – –         CPI – surprises to the upside –         Super Core CPI though – proves even more of an issue. –         Bond yields SURGE –         Stocks get whacked – So, is this the beginning? –         Try the Classic ‘feel good’ Bolognese. Reality Check – Aisle 5!  Super Core Inflation on FIRE! Small & Midcaps falling …

Tick, Tick, Tick – CPI only hours away, El-Erian Suggests 3% is the target! Try the One Pot Sweet Sausage & Orzo.

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Things you need to know. –        The CPI is coming…… –        FOMC mins are too – will we learn anything new?  –        Is INTC suddenly challenging NVDA? Not so fast…. –        Industrial Metals – quietly surging…. or maybe not so quiet! –        Mohammed now suggesting 3% (not 2%) is the real target – Oh boy! –        Try the One pan …

Market Insights: Jobs Surge, Fed Signals ‘No Rate Cuts’, Busy Week Ahead/Try the Linguine

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Things you need to know. –        NFP report blows the roof off the house – which btw was kind of expected. –        The idea of NO rate cuts is now being considered. –        Oil up, Gold up, Bond yields up. –        It’s a busy week – CPI & PPI, Global Central Bank statements and the start of earnings season. –        …

Market Mayhem: Stocks Dive, Bonds Buckle, and FED Chaos Continues – What You Need to Know/Try the Risotto Alla Rom…

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Things you need to know – –         Stocks come under pressure, bonds under pressure. –         Eco data suggest strength NOT weakness. –         2 FED Heads add to the chaos and confusion – but get ready JJ and 4 more are set to speak today. –         Oil is Up, Gold pierces $2300! –         Futures suggest a bit more weakness…. –         Try …

Eco Data Sparks Anxiety, Bond Yields Rise, and Gold Surges Amid Rate Cut Uncertainty – Try the Pork Chops

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Things you need to know – –         Eco data causes some angst. –         Listen to what JJ & Roger say…. More FED heads to speak today. –         Bond yields rise…. Keep your eyes on 5%. –         Gold surging higher…It’s not always about rates! –         Try the Pork Chops Benevento Style  Aprils Fools!    Say it ain’s so…. So, what happened to …

Mixed Signals from PCE, JJ Being Tested, Qtr Sector Performance, Try the Ham & Cheese Torta.

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Things you need to know. –         PCE Deflator does not surprise –         JJ continues to say ‘relax’ – yet the market does NOT hear him – the narrative says multiple cuts. –         Oil up, Gold up, Bonds down. –         Qtr. end performance was beautiful….Energy LED the gains +12.6%, Tech was in 7th place. –         It is a new quarter, Earnings …

Market Mayhem: Fed Futures Predict July Cut Amid Conflicting Economic Signals, Oil Surge, amid Global Tensions! – Try the Cod

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Things you need to know: The macro data continues to cause confusion for the FED and Investors Fed Futures are now pricing in a July cut. The Big Banks revising their rate cut forecasts. Some economists continue to suggest we could see rate HIKES. Oil up – more unrest across the middle east Gold down – on the no hike …