Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Is Jerome Powell as tough as he thinks he is? Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun has his thoughts, plus surprises last week in housing, especially in the refi market.
Market Currents – How the Federal Reserve Impacts Interest Rates
We usually hear Federal Reserve and Interest Rates in the same breath. But how does the Federal Reserve impact interest rates? Doug Terry, Alhambra's Head of Investment Research explains.
Weekly Market Pulse: Jerome Powell, Tough Guy
Jerome Powell wants everyone to know that he's read Paul Volcker's autobiography, "Keeping At It". He has used this phrase repeatedly since Jackson Hole, apparently believing that he needs to channel Mr. Volcker's gruff demeanor in order to get markets to do what he thinks they should do. He and others on the FOMC were not pleased with the stock [...]
Market Currents: Big Risks for S&P 500 Investors
The stock market is a volatile, uncertain place right now. Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun describes the Big Risks for S&P 500 investors and the future of passive investing.
Market Currents – Is the Federal Reserve Pushing Stocks Down?
Is the Fed Pushing Stocks down? Doug Terry, head of Alhambra Investment Research, answers the question.
Market Currents – Is The Economy Contracting?
Is the economy contracting? Alhambra's Steve Brennan poses that question to CEO Joe Calhoun.
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra's CEO talks about last week’s disastrous market and the spike in interest rates, similar to what we saw in June, and the coming recession.
Weekly Market Pulse: What Changed?
The S&P 500 fell 4.8% last week and is now down 19.4% year-to-date. Bonds were also down with yields up all across the yield curve. Gold was down 2.5% and the GSCI commodity index was down 2.3%. Rate-sensitive REITs were down nearly 6%. The list of what went up last week would be quicker: the dollar, platinum, silver, and some [...]
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun gives a refresher on nominal and real interest rates and what they're saying right now about the investor fear factor.
Weekly Market Pulse: No News Is…
Nothing happened last week. Stocks and bonds and commodities continued to trade and move around in price but there was no news to which those movements could be attributed. The economic news was a trifle and what there was told us exactly nothing new about the economy. A report that wholesale inventories rose 0.6% cannot be turned into market moving [...]
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