⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsMarketsMonetary Policy Eulogy for a Bull Market Stocks dipped into bear territory in May, largely driven by the Fed’s continued commitment to tighter monetary policy. While lower…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 2, 2022
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsEconomics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Stagflation at Best In Q1, the US economy contracted for the first time in almost two years. Simultaneously, the yield curve has sent…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 2, 2022
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy “Inflation is Much Too High”… Duh! As inflation threatens to breach the 8% mark in coming months, Federal Reserve officials have drastically revamped their policy response…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 31, 2022
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Cutting Off the Punch Bowl If the economy were a party and the Fed its chaperone, the central bank has undoubtedly neglected its responsibilities. By…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 28, 2022
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseⓁ SolarⓁ Travel & LeisureMarketsMonetary Policy A Look Back at 2021: Reviewing Our List of Themes 2021 marked another successful year for MRP’s themes, as 16 of 21 themes we closed throughout the year outperformed the…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 13, 2022
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerMarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Bye Bye, Transitory Paired with a double dose of tapering, the FOMC’s latest updating of interest rate projections indicate a much more hawkish…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 23, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy The Roaring (Inflation) ‘20s Despite growth in the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation exceeding 3.0% for six consecutive months, a rise unlikely to peak…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 3, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Travel & Leisure Looking Through the Third Wave A third wave of COVID-19 slammed the US economy throughout the summer months, but new case numbers appear to have…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 6, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Inflation & Valuation Traditionally, multiples like price to earnings ratios (P/Es) run inverse to inflation data. That balance has been completely upended over…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 2, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Jay’s Jedi Mind Trick Despite being consistently wrong on inflation throughout all of 2021, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other policymakers at the Fed…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 30, 2021