Jerome Powell: Meaningful Inflation Is Coming
The press conference for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was about as boring as…
2025
Dr. Duru A Calm Before Fresh Inflation Agitation?
If the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book for May, 2025 is indicative, then the soft CPI…
Inflation at Target and GDP Growth Recovery: A Comeback Case for the Australian Dollar
Over the past year, I’ve grown increasingly interested in the Australian dollar as a contrarian…
Powell’s (Not So) Hidden Plea to End the U.S.’s Tariff War
During last week’s press conference on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, I heard a narrative…
An Early Look At Stagflationary Pressures
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s April 2025 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey provided an early…
Inflation Concerns Rise at the Federal Reserve Amid Tariff Unease
Inflation concerns are apparently on the rise at the Federal Reserve amid tariff unease. Recent…
Why TIPS Failed Spectacularly In 2022… And Is NOW the Time to Buy?
Why TIPS Failed TIPS are Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. The name implies that purchasing these…
Jerome Powell’s Fed Deftly Maneuvers Through a Stagflationary Minefield
Federal Chair Jerome Powell was up to the challenge of facing down the maximum pressure…
Maximum Pressure for the Federal Reserve
Investor expectations for rate cuts are rising. Consumer’s inflation fears are rising while sentiment and…
The Sleight of Hand Behind the ‘One-Time Adjustment’ and ‘Transitory’ Tariff Inflation Narrative
“Tariffs are a one-time price adjustment.” This quote is the bold yet defensible claim U.S.…