The Big Picture

JUNE 17, 2023

They also wrote the 2011 bestseller “ Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon ,” about the mortgage crisis. economy, but American society as a whole. KKR) — have grown to have an outsized impact on not just the U.S. taxpayers 180 billion dollars per decade.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Billions of Dollars at Stake in a Puzzling Holiday Shopping Season : It promises to be unpredictable, with retailers and consumers still figuring out how much will be spent and on what kinds of goods. ( Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research ). • The Political Economy Blog ). Businessweek ). New York Times ). •

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Advisor Perspectives

JUNE 24, 2024

Economic indicators are released every week to provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy.

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 23, 2023

ft.com) How Schwab ($SCHW) plans to profit from integrating TD Ameritrade retail customers. anneapplebaum.com) Economy Why haven't higher interest rates wrecked the economy already? awealthofcommonsense.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. wired.com) Why Egyptian men are fleeing to Europe.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 18, 2023

Today, the Producer Price Index and Consumer Retail Sales both showed the economy is decelerating and not on an inflation-adjusted basis. But this does not mean the Fed should inflict pain on millions of people (especially those earning at or below median wages ) because they are waiting for an update to an economic model.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 25, 2023

wsj.com) Retail Dollar stores are attracting a more upscale crowd these days. axios.com) Economy Where various recession probability models stand. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (axios.com) Why everybody and their brother submitted a spot Bitcoin ETF application this week. to charity.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Wired ) • If you want to know where the world economy is headed, look at the bottom of this toy car : We have a small collection of these cars, and occasionally I use them as a teaching tool. He oversees an exchange-traded fund US Quality Equity ETF ( QLTY ) — the first retail product from GMO since its launch in 1977.

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Mish Talk

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Early Benchmark Methodology Preliminary (not-yet-benchmarked) state employment estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) continue to be subject to significant revisions around turning points in the economy. Nonetheless, economic cheerleaders tout the monthly data even when the household survey shows major discrepancies.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

How people behave around financial decisions is important; what cognitive issues affect their thought process helps me give better advise to clients; last, how economic behavior impacts the markets and the economy affects us all. FOMO & TINA are really just “Fear & Greed” in another guise.

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MarketWatch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday after January retail sales number came in higher than expected, a sign that the U.S. economic growth picked up at the start of the year despite increased rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. retailers jumped 3% in January, topping the 1.9% The S&P 500 was off 0.6%

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 19, 2023

rationalwalk.com) How Covid changed retail (and restaurants). wsj.com) Economy Are bank failures actually helping the Fed crush inflation? tker.co) The economic schedule for the coming week. (allstarcharts.com) Companies Growth in spending on SaaS services is slowing. tomtunguz.com) Why Berkshire Hathaway's ($BRK.A)

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Nationwide Financial

APRIL 17, 2023

March’s cooler CPI data provided further evidence that price pressures are fading in many pockets of the economy. Retail sales dropped in March for the fourth time in the past five months. Analysis: Poor spending to round out the first quarter Retail sales contracted by 1.0 Key Takeaways: What we learned last week: (pg.

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Carson Wealth

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The economy has strong momentum, with growth accelerating since the first half of the year. Retail and food service sales have increased at an 8.6% Economic indicators across consumption, income, industry and the labor market don’t point to a recession. Through June 2023, the economy grew 2.4% in the third quarter.

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Trade Brains

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Unusual Economic Indicators : You might have heard about indicators like the Big Mac Index (if you haven’t, you can read our previous article). However, there are many other lesser-known indicators that can actually provide valuable insights and are helpful for the economy. Most Unusual Economic Indicators 1. What is it?

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Nationwide Financial

MARCH 22, 2023

Whether the Fed raises rate or holds steady on Wednesday, we see the unfortunate banking developments and ensuing tightening of lending standards as reinforcing our view that the economy is headed for a moderate recession in the second half of the 2023. Retail sales declined 0.4 Key Takeaways: What we learned last week: (pg.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

etf.com) Companies Retailers are blaming organized theft as an excuse to close stores. finance.yahoo.com) Economy The ISM Manufacturing index fell for the 12th straight month. advisorperspectives.com) Americans aren't used to economic volatility. (on.spdji.com) Rates The Treasury market has become the hot new market.

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Mish Talk

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Wholesale inventories are surging as retail inventories flatten. Also note that the US Composite PMI Suggests the Economy is On the Verge of Recession Add a huge inventory problem to this toxic mix. In the other two, inventories peaked just prior to or at the start of recession. Biggest Ramp in Wholesale Inventory History.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

ft.com) Retail How Target ($TGT) lost its shine. nytimes.com) Economy The Russian Ruble is tumbling in value. sherwood.news) Five economic reasons to be thankful including 'Low unemployment claims. (newsletter.rationalwalk.com) What happens to Microstrategy ($MSTR) if Bitcoin were classified as a security?

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 15, 2023

tker.co) Reg D offerings for retail investors are often illiquid, low information and high fee. wsj.com) Has economics run out of big ideas? economist.com) Economy Barry Ritholtz, "It may surprise you to learn that during this cycle of falling inflation, there seems to be little correlation with rising Fed Rates."

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Equity Beat: Old Economy Stocks Aging Like Fine Wine mhannan Fri, 08/11/2023 - 17:10 Unlike my good friends who frequent Baltimore’s finest dining establishments about as often as the division-leading Orioles win (you know who you are), I would never be confused for a wine connoisseur. was only marginally better.

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Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

theatlantic.com) Finding a good retail CEO is tough these days. bloomberg.com) Economy What does a 'no landing' economic scenario look like? (theblock.co) Companies Cory Doctorow, "In its nearly 25-year history, Google has made one and a half successful products: a once-great search engine and a pretty good Hotmail clone.

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 9, 2022

(behaviouralinvestment.com) Companies AMC ($AMC) keep playing to the retail crowd. riabiz.com) Economy Claudia Sahm, "Covid is the root cause of the economic mess today." hollywoodreporter.com) Signs that the CHIPS Act is already working. bloomberg.com) ETFs Fees matter, a lot, when it comes to ETF flows.

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Nationwide Financial

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Additionally, retail sales kicked off the year with a large jump, suggesting the very tight labor market and solid income growth is supporting more-than-healthy consumer activity. Retail sales surge Retail sales experienced rarely-seen growth in January after declining in four of the previous six months. percent in January.

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Discipline Funds

OCTOBER 20, 2023

B) Retail investors hold a miniscule amount of long-term bonds. According to the Fed retail investors hold just 9% of outstanding bonds. That would mean that long-term Treasury Bonds are less than 1% of the average retail investor’s assets. 3) The “This is Fine” Economy.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It uses (13 or so) inputs 1 to extrapolate a rough approximation of economic growth. I find these to be useful models but must constantly remind myself that they are merely rough approximations of the BEA GDP , which itself is a rough approximation of the US economy. Higgins Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, July 1, 2014 1.

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Mish Talk

DECEMBER 21, 2022

in November "In essence, the residential real estate market was frozen in November, resembling the sales activity seen during the COVID-19 economic lockdowns in 2020, " said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun." Existing-home sales chart courtesy of Trading Economics. Buyers have moved to the sidelines. Existing Home Sales Since 1969.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 9, 2023

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Economist Says His Indicator That Predicted Eight US Recessions Is Wrong This Year : Cambell Harvey’s work showed link between curve inversion and growth Strong labor demand, risk avoidance support US economy now. Bloomberg ). The index is now up 8.9% from its October 12 closing low of 3,577.03

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 18, 2023

angellist.com) Economic uncertainty is not slow the pace of investment at Brookfield Infrastructure Partners ($BIP). institutionalinvestor.com) Economy Retail sales fell 1.1% (institutionalinvestor.com) Startup valuations trended down in the second half of 2022. in December 2022.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 14, 2022

npr.org) Economy Retail sales are pointing to weaker growth. axios.com) Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, is the new, new 'Fed whisperer.' (investmentnews.com) Florida How Hurricane Ian is going to affect the Florida housing market. bonddad.blogspot.com) Apartment rents are in decline.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 19, 2022

papers.ssrn.com) Economy Ben Carlson, "The Fed sounds serious about hitting its 2% target but it’s likely not going to happen overnight." awealthofcommonsense.com) Traditional economic models are all that helpful at the moment. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media How retailers use holiday music to get you in the buying mood.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 25, 2022

” There are some technical explanations, but before we get there, a quick reminder as to how we got here: The global pandemic forced governments around the world to shut their economies down; everything was closed, from schools to businesses, restaurants, entertainment venues, retail stores, and offices.

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Carson Wealth

AUGUST 19, 2024

As we will discuss below in more detail, we still believe the US economy is just fine. Recession Narrative Fades on Strong Retail Sales As long as employment is strong, consumer spending will be strong. Those numbers were the underpinning of a large upside surprise in July retail sales. Headline retail sales came in at 1.0%

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Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Most Districts indicated little to no change in economic activity since the September report. Consumer spending was mixed, especially among general retailers and auto dealers, due to differences in prices and product offerings. The near-term outlook for the economy was generally described as stable or having slightly weaker growth.

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Nationwide Financial

APRIL 24, 2023

The latest batch of economic data continue to signal that a recession is on the horizon — we still foresee a downturn unfolding in the second half of the year. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) posted its 12th straight monthly decline, falling to its lowest level since November 2020. from a year ago. jump in February.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

. • There is a rosy projection for the US economy. Retail sales were up 8.2% Economic Outlook: Rubber Bands on a Watermelon : With enough pressure, the watermelon *will* explode. The decision to leave unleashed serious economic aftershocks, which were impossible to ignore or paper over indefinitely. Bloomberg ).

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Nationwide Financial

AUGUST 22, 2022

A divergence continues to exist between the allocation to equities by retail and institutional investors. There is near record pessimism about the global economy and corporate profits. Economic data continue to provide a mixed picture on the Fed’s attempted “soft landing.” What to Watch.

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Carson Wealth

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Just last week we started to see some weakness in the economy. Hear what Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese have to say about the current economic and market conditions. Highlights include: Retail sales dropped 0.8% Should investors be worried?

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