★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Burgeoning Downtrend in US Dollar Could Ease Difficulties Facing Emerging Market Economies Softening growth in consumer price inflation, paired with declining producer, export, and import prices, lent greater weight to the case against further…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy First Republic’s Troubles Could Roil Financials Further as Banking Sector Concerns Remain Unresolved First Republic Bank's Q1 earnings painted a more dismal picture than analysts had expected, with deposits at the troubled bank falling…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 25, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMonetary Policy Gold Gains Ground As Fed Policy Appears to Have Passed its Peak Hawkishness Phase In November, gold broke its longest losing streak in more than 150 years. That rebound was spurred on by expectations…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 5, 2022
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy The “Real” Rate Story Rising nominal rates are clearly putting pressure on economic growth in the US. The Fed has become more aggressive as…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 4, 2022
⚑ 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
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMonetary Policy Gold Price Looks Toward Resurgence if the Dollar Rally Continues Drying Up Q1 data shows gold demand started the year off strong. However, prices for the precious metal have backed off from their 2022…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 26, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeMonetary Policy China Launches More Stimulus Measures to Counter Fallout From Heavy-Handed COVID Lockdowns Following the implementation of major tax cuts and financial reforms to boost lending and loosen up liquidity for its beleaguered…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 4, 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
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerMarketsMonetary PolicyTechnology Bitcoin Bogged Down by Rate Hike Prospects, But Silver Linings Prevalent in On-Chain Data and Miner Activity Bitcoin's recent sell-off has been quite aggressive, but on-chain metrics suggest downward pressure is not nearly as drastic as the…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 11, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceMonetary Policy The Summer of CBDCs: Where Central Banks Stand in Their Digital Currency Ambitions Several central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots have begun kicking off around the world in recent months. China's PBOC has…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 14, 2021