⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsEconomics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Tightening Approaches a Tipping Point After more than a year of fighting breakout inflation, the Fed appears to have finally gotten a firm grip on…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 4, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy Fed Plots Narrower Tightening Path Forward but Bank Struggles Have Markets Focused on Rate Cuts The Federal Reserve attempted to strike a balance between maintaining financial conditions and price stability yesterday, hiking rates by 25bps…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 23, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy Credit Suisse Leads European Banking Breakdown, Complicating Imminent ECB Meeting Outlook Following a week of tumult in the US banking space, shares of European financials are breaking down as the probability…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 15, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesFinanceⓁ GoldMonetary Policy Gold Demand Remains Robust as Banking Breakdown Threatens to Bust Rate Hike Projections Gold prices have shrugged off chaos in equity and bond markets over the last week, rallying back above $1900.00. While…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesⓁ GoldMonetary Policy Expectations for a Gold-Smashing Rate Hike Bump Unsubstantiated Thus Far as Inflation Cools Gradually Gold has shed most of its gains for the year in February, as some have begun to speculate that the Fed could…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 23, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesⓁ GoldMonetary Policy Gold Gains as Fed Passes Peak Hawkishness, Russia Doubles Metal’s Allowance in National Wealth Fund Gold has continued its ongoing rally into the new year on hopes that the Fed's rapid pace of tightening is…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 4, 2023
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsEconomics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Less Rich, But Not Cheap Stocks remain far off from their 2021 high, but it’s not exactly correct to call them “cheap”. Multiples like the…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 22, 2022
★ 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