Author: Zulfiqar
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Hot Inflation, Hotter Copper – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. CPI and PPI Both Came In Hot — The Fed Is Backed Into a Corner Yesterday, April CPI hit 3.8% year-over-year — highest since May 2023. Then PPI came…
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Inflation To Get Hotter? – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Hot CPI In April: Can It Get Hotter? April U.S. CPI just landed at 3.8% year-over-year — a tick above the 3.7% expected and the hottest read since May…
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Hottest Stocks In Town – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Does Data Matter Anymore? If you are a data watcher, you know past two months have been mixed when it comes to data. The U.S.-Iran war impact never really…
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Controversial Take – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Iran, Hormuz, and the $100 Oil Question Trump launched “Project Freedom” over the weekend — the U.S. military escorting stranded civilian ships through the Strait of Hormuz — in…
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Rates + 80-Second Earnings – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Fed Day: Powell’s Last Stand The Fed announces its rate decision at 2pm today, and nobody thinks they are moving — markets are priced for a hold at 3.5%–3.75%.…
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Triple Digit Oil Again – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. The Fed, the Bank of Canada, GDP — Data Heavy Week The Fed kicks off its two-day FOMC meeting today, with a decision on Wednesday —nearly everyone expects a…
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Space Stocks To The Moon? – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Iran Ceasefire Extended — But The Strait of Hormuz Is Still Basically Shut Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran, pointing to a “seriously fractured” Tehran leadership and saying he’s…
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Real Estate Woes – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. U.S. Retail Sales Look Good… For Now? March retail sales for the U.S. were reported this morning – headline figure up 1.7% and core retail sales ere up 1.9%…
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Steaks Are High – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Canada CPI Comes In Higher — And It’s Getting Complicated Canada’s March inflation number just landed this morning: 2.4% year over year, up sharply from 1.8% in February, but…
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All-Time Highs – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. S&P 500 Printing A New High Markets are ripping this morning on hopes the US–Iran ceasefire holds and the Strait of Hormuz opens up. Trump posted on Truth Social…
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The $25,000 Rule Is Gone – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Banks Beat, S&P Back Near Highs — Is the Market Getting Ahead of Itself? Bank of America posted EPS of $1.11 vs. $1.01 expected. Morgan Stanley came in at…
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Carney’s Majority, Earnings & Inflation– 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. PPI Day: The Inflation Data Is In — And the Fed Has No Easy Outs The March Producer Price Index dropped this morning and came in lower than expected.…
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Stagflation Knocking – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Hot Data, Fed Chatter — Watch the Narrative March CPI landed at 3.3% year-over-year last Friday — up hard from 2.4% in February — with a monthly print of…
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Ceasefire Or Chaos? – 5 Things I Am Watching Today
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1. Oil: The Biggest One-Day Drop in Years — and It’s Already Reversing Oil had one of the biggest down days in recent years, with WTI closing at $96.50 per…