★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinanceMonetary Policy Chinese Banks Struggle to Gain Footing Amid Slow Loan Growth and Rising Uncertainty Shares of Chinese banks are among the cheapest financial sector equities in the world, and that may be for good…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 8, 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Ⓛ Aerospace & DefenseⓁ SolarMarkets The Halfway Point: Reviewing Our List of Themes Coinciding with the close of Q2 2021, this month’s Viewpoint offers a quick look at the state of the markets,…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 30, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy As The Dollar Downtrend Drags on, Precious Metals are Primed to Gain Rising inflation, as well as disappointing job growth data, continues to weigh on the US Dollar. While the Biden administration and…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 8, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Preparing for Inflation Amid the Printer-Powered Recovery – Joe Mac’s Market Viewpoint Inflation remains the hottest topic on investors’ minds. Following the passage of the latest trillion-dollar stimulus package in March, web…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 31, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMonetary Policy Stagflation Nation Economic growth is forecast to bounce back in the short-run, but measures of consumer sentiment have yet to reflect such…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 26, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsEconomics & TradeMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Easy Does It, For Now November was a huge month for stocks. Aside from the Presidential election, it was more of the same low rates…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 30, 2020
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & Policy Firearm Sales Likely to Surge Again with Potential Gun Law Reform on Deck for 2021 FBI data shows firearm background checks running nearly 4 million ahead of 2019's total, just 10 months into 2020. This…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 19, 2020
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsEconomics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsMarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Running Hot – Joe Mac’s Market Viewpoint An economic recovery is starting to solidify, but there are still issues that must be ironed out in regard to…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 30, 2020