How Sweet It Is...Not To Hear From The Fed
The week has been a welcome break from the Fed, as the central bank went into their "blackout" period before next week's much-anticipated...
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Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 20
- 5 min
Fed's Careless Whispers
The Fed continued to speak out of both sides of their proverbial mouths this week and the markets have cooled on the FOMO buying after...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 13
- 6 min
Might As Well Face It...We're Addicted To The Fed
The Fed has the ability to move the markets these days with a sneeze or a cough from the mouth of Chairman Powell. Does the Fed really...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Are Investors 'Home Alone' This Christmas?
The Fed has taken a hard line on inflation, which has stolen any chance of a Santa Rally. But the Fed's latest projections and rhetoric...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 16, 2022
- 5 min
How Jerome Stole Christmas
The Fed decided to dash the hopes of equity bulls this week as it announced a highly expected 50 basis point rate hike, but also signaled...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Deck The Halls With Fed Fears
Markets have turned back to the "good news is bad news" framework this week, despite no Fed speakers and nothing to contradict Fed...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 2, 2022
- 5 min
Markets Got Run Over By The Fed
For the few weeks, you could have thrown out the fundamentals and just paid attention to what any particular Fed member was saying in any...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 25, 2022
- 5 min
Blind Sided By The Consumer
There aren't many Thanksgiving movies or songs that I could reference for this week's musing, so I picked a movie that has the...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 18, 2022
- 5 min
Hawks Die Hard Despite Lower Inflation
It has become apparent that last week's CPI surprise and this week's PPI surprise had many market actors unprepared. The Fed has access...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 11, 2022
- 6 min
All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away
Things often seem better at the time than they do in the rearview mirror. I'll bet Fed Chairman Powell is thinking that right about now....
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 4, 2022
- 6 min
Don't You Forget About Me
Fed Chairman Powell wanted to make sure markets didn't forget him this week as he seemingly pulled the rug out from investor's hopes of a...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Can Equities Continue The Rally?
All major equity sectors except for one were higher last week. The most significant takeaway from last week was the 3rd quarter GDP...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Oct 28, 2022
- 6 min
You Got To Know When To Hold 'Em
The Fed is the ultimate gambler, especially when it's "house money." All of last year we were told that inflation was "transitory" and...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Oct 21, 2022
- 5 min
Under Pressure
Markets are up and down this week as investors try to determine what's next for the economy with multiple pressures playing a game of...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Too much money poured into the system during & post-COVID and a Fed that didn't take action last year as inflation got out of control -...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Sep 30, 2022
- 6 min
Fever Pitch
In honor of Aaron Judge hitting his 61st home run of the season this week, I thought I'd play on the baseball theme for this week's...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Sep 23, 2022
- 5 min
"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
This week has been concerned with how much the Fed would raise interest rates - this week and into the future. The market didn't like...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Powell Pours Cold Water On Bear Market Rally
Equities and bonds saw increased volatility on Friday of last week as Fed Chairman Powell dashed hopes of a Fed pivot. Investors were...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Aug 26, 2022
- 5 min
"Who Ya Gonna Call?”
Investors have exhausted potential market saviors - the Fed, the government, and big corporations in search of a market recovery. The...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
Return Of The Meme Stock
As we begin to wave goodbye to Summer, it seems fitting that we can quote the summertime movie Jaws, "just when you thought it was safe...
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