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January CPI Inflation: Yet Another Stock Market Positive
After a positive jobs report for 2026, the CPI inflation report further confirms that this year is indeed on to a good start. Both the headline and core inflation levels indicate that PCE inflation is set to undershoot the Fed's projections, giving more room for a rate cut going forward.
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More companies than usual are beating Wall Street's expectations. Why that hasn't really helped investors.
Investors will get a better read on the health of consumers as Walmart reports its first quarterly results under its new CEO on Thursday.
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These ‘safer' chip stocks have boomed this year. Is it too late to buy in?
Valuations have risen for many semiconductor-equipment producers — but some are still relatively cheap.
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Goldilocks Data To Be Challenged Next Week: The Preview For GDP And PCE Inflation Reports
The core PCE inflation is expected to spike by 0.4% MoM in December, which would challenge the CPI disinflationary theme. The 2025 Q4 GDP is expected to slow to 3%, with a more significant slowdown in December, which could extend to Q1 2026.
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Memory-chip stocks are still quite cheap — especially if you look overseas
Despite strong gains this year, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares are even less expensive than their U.S. counterparts.
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Trump's newest voice at the Fed has advice for Kevin Warsh before he takes the helm
New Fed governor Stephen Miran signals shift from data-dependent monetary policy as Kevin Warsh's nomination stalls amid political turmoil at the central bank.
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Weighing in on Warsh
By Kevin Flanagan Key Takeaways Kevin Warsh's nomination for Fed Chairman initially reassured bond markets by offering a known, crisis-tested Fed veteran with a reputation as an inflation hawk, reducing uncertainty at a critical juncture for monetary policy.
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The stock market is reflecting fears of an AI apocalypse for white-collar jobs
Investors are shooting first and asking questions later as the momentum trade gets swept up by concerns that AI could disrupt established industries like insurance and wealth management.
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The 'Smart Money' Isn't Buying This Market
Insiders and retail investors are currently providing divergent signals about the market's direction, which should signal caution on equities. Corporate insiders and directors are selling stocks, and Warren Buffett built up a record cash hoard before exiting leadership at Berkshire Hathaway after 60 years at the helm.
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The Great Rotation From Tech To REITs Is Finally Here
AI is eroding business moats and accelerating competition across sectors. Digital and software businesses are seeing sharp valuation resets.
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How the riptide around AI and stocks could seep into Fed decisions and the housing market
AI is suddenly driving big swings in stocks. It also could seep into central-bank policy decisions and the U.S. housing market.
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U.S. economy suddenly seems on track for fabled soft landing: 2% inflation without a recession
Who needs interest-rate cuts when the labor market is looking healthy and inflation is cooling?
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S&P 500: These 2 Number Worry Me More Than High P/E
The S&P 500 faces heightened risk from a historically high FINRA margin balance ratio and the dominance of passive trading strategies. Elevated margin leverage and algorithmic trading create a momentum-driven market, amplifying volatility and the risk of sudden, forced selling.
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Cooling inflation and steady hiring ignite fresh hopes of a US soft landing in 2026
January delivered the kind of mix investors and policymakers have been looking for: inflation cooled even as the labor market kept adding jobs. The US consumer price index rose 0.2% in January and was up 2.4% from a year earlier, while core inflation (which strips out food and energy) rose 0.
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Private Equity's Volume Of Software Deals Slowed As AI Risks Grew
The pace of private equity and venture capital investment in application software slowed for at least three consecutive years amid rising concerns about the risks advances in AI could pose to software company growth. Alternative asset managers' exposure to the software sector was under the spotlight after an early-February sell-off of technology stocks.
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Weekly Commentary: Recalling 1991
For starters, the 'AI scare' is a catalyst exposing underlying market fragility. South Korea's KOSPI equities index surged another 8.2% this week, with major indices up 5.8% in Japan, 5.6% in Thailand, 4.9% in Turkey, 4.1% in Taiwan, 3.9% in Vietnam, 3.5% in Indonesia, 2.4% in Australia, and 1.9% in Brazil and Canada.
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Whale's Insight: High Leverage Meets Tight Liquidity
Japan's strengthened fiscal mandate is lifting global rate expectations and tightening marginal liquidity, creating a structural headwind for high-beta assets, including crypto. Strong US labor data alongside moderating inflation have reinforced expectations of no change at the March FOMC meeting, with the first rate cut window now pushed to summer.
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U.S. Jobs Report Tops Expectations
U.S. job growth surprises to the upside. Japan election outcome boosts growth expectations.
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Markets Weekly Outlook: Supreme Court Tariff Decision And Key Tests Ahead
Productivity gains by AI are now turning into fears of destruction for many firms, industries, and their components – look at tech and software, straight-up bleeding since October. Most of the assets that got beaten down last Friday attempted a rebound in this week's action.
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Dow Jones And U.S. Index Outlook: Some CPI Morning Bullishness
Stock benchmarks are attempting a fresh rebound, powered by the soft CPI print. Markets were on quite a rout but are now pushing to recover.
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