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Warsh’s “Quiet Fed” Approach Adds a Hawkish Call at Jackson Hole
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (391+ words) Since taking over as Fed chair in late May, Warsh has made it clear he is less comfortable providing forward guidance than his predecessor. A hawkward silence fell upon Jackson Hole. While Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh continued advocating for…...
Money Markets Are Still Having a Moment
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (344+ words) Retail investors have poured more than $3 trillion into money market funds amidst market uncertainty and falling bond yields. Just like ABBA said, “Money, money, money, must be funny,” but it’s still where risk-averse retail investors are parking their wealth. “There’s…...
Warsh Goes to Wyoming. Will He Bring an Inflation Plan?
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (435+ words) It’s high stakes in Wyoming for Kevin Warsh, where the world’s business leaders will travel to hear from the Fed Chair this week. For Kevin Warsh, this week brings high stakes in the Grand Tetons, where the world’s business leaders…...
Sticky Inflation, Job Loss Prolong Fed’s Interest-Rate Limbo
2+ week, 4+ day ago (334+ words) The CME FedWatch Tool shows the market is pricing in a 60% chance the Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady in September. No surprises. More time. That’s what July’s inflation report delivered to the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The Bureau of…...
Here???s Where Active Investing Is Actually Beating Passive
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (265+ words) About half of small- and mid-cap stock-pickers beat passive indexes this year, but the large-cap wins remained mostly out of reach. It’s not quite apple-picking season yet, but active managers have had a fruitful year so far. Other categories had…...
Can a Manufacturing Rebound Turn Fluor’s Fortunes Around?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) Industrial and engineering giant Fluor reports quarterly earnings this morning, and if they’re anything like the last go-round, Wall Street might be due for more disappointment. But there’s reason to believe the sagging company may finally have some wind in…...
The Father of the 4% Rule Has New Ideas About Retirement Income
3+ week, 3+ day ago (513+ words) Bill Bengen never intended for the recommendation to become a baseline for retirement income spending, despite its popularity among prominent financial planners. If you’re reading Retirement Upside, you’ve probably heard of the 4% rule. “I never intended it to be a…...
Should Anyone Be Allowed to Buy Leveraged ETFs?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (387+ words) There are important lessons from South Korea’s leveraged fund market amid chip-stock volatility this year. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member. “It’s hard to imagine the retail investors that these kinds…...
Why Highly Leveraged ETFs Are Still in Limbo at SEC
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (379+ words) “We don’t see those launching anytime soon unless there is a change in heart or a change in staff,” Volatility Shares’ CEO said. The snooze button is getting a workout. “The SEC has asked us, and all the other ETF issuers,…...
Higher Energy Costs May Boost Social Security COLA Next Year
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (492+ words) A welcome downturn in energy prices last month has reversed in July. Roller coasters are fun. Roller-coaster inflation? Not so much. “Inflation is very volatile at this point, particularly in the way energy prices are affecting the COLA projection,” said…...