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Weekly Market Pulse: Expect The Unexpected

By |2023-08-07T08:02:19-04:00August 7th, 2023|Alhambra Portfolios, Alhambra Research, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Markets, Real Estate, Stocks|

The stock market was down a little over 2% last week in what may be the start of a larger correction. Or not. Technically it is easy to make a case for a little more downside to the 50-day moving average, a total pullback of about 5%, and then a resumption of the uptrend. That's what happens in bull markets. [...]

Weekly Market Pulse: Soft Landing?

By |2023-07-31T08:45:04-04:00July 31st, 2023|Alhambra Portfolios, Alhambra Research, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Markets, Real Estate, Stocks|

You've probably heard the phrase "soft landing" a lot lately. It has, over the last couple of months, become the new economic consensus. The economy continues to perform better than expected despite the Fed raising interest rates steadily - and fairly rapidly - over the last year. The most recent hike was just this past week and put the Fed [...]

SPECIAL REPORT: Follow The Money Series – The Times They Are A-Changin’

By |2023-07-25T13:37:20-04:00July 25th, 2023|Alhambra Research, Economy, Markets, Special Reports|

The US economy was supposed to be in recession by now, right? The yield curve inverted almost a year ago and a slew of other reliable recession indicators have been flashing red for some time. Why not this time? Could the unprecedented response to COVID be to blame? Joe Calhoun connects the dots in the 7th issue of Follow the Money, [...]

Weekly Market Pulse: The Broadening

By |2023-07-24T08:34:11-04:00July 24th, 2023|Bonds, Commodities, Economy, Markets, Real Estate, Stocks|

*This week's Market Pulse will be a short one, as Joe is on a well-deserved weekend getaway.  This market rally from the lows of October 2022 continues to surprise and impress. It started off as a very narrow rally where a few big tech names were pushing the S&P 500 higher, but there is much more participation now. This stock [...]

Macro: Industrial Production

By |2023-07-20T11:42:46-04:00July 20th, 2023|Markets|

Industrial Production turns negative. Disclaimer: This information is presented for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy any investment products. None of the information herein constitutes an investment recommendation, investment advice or an investment outlook. The opinions and conclusions contained in this report are those of the individual [...]

SPECIAL REPORT: Follow The Money Series – The Times They Are A-Changin’

By |2023-07-18T07:42:33-04:00July 18th, 2023|Alhambra Research, Economy, Markets, Special Reports|

The US economy was supposed to be in recession by now, right? The yield curve inverted almost a year ago and a slew of other reliable recession indicators have been flashing red for some time. Why not this time? Could the unprecedented response to COVID be to blame? Joe Calhoun connects the dots in the 7th issue of Follow the Money, [...]

Weekly Market Pulse: Where’s That Correction?

By |2023-07-17T07:57:49-04:00July 17th, 2023|Alhambra Portfolios, Alhambra Research, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Markets, Real Estate, Stocks|

A few weeks ago, it appeared to me that stocks were starting a correction. I was clearly wrong about that as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ have moved higher since then and the rally has broadened out. And thank goodness since the things I own are mostly the parts of the market that benefitted from the broadening. Stocks tend to [...]

I Have Questions

By |2023-07-17T07:43:30-04:00July 16th, 2023|Alhambra Research, Bonds, Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets, Stocks, Taxes/Fiscal Policy|

I spend a lot of time asking questions. I don't always have answers to these questions but I think it is critical to ask them. Think about how the consensus might be wrong or, more importantly, how you might be. Question the narrative and try to determine what's important and what's not, who you can ignore, and who merits your [...]

SPECIAL REPORT: Follow The Money Series – The Times They Are A-Changin’

By |2023-07-11T10:39:32-04:00July 11th, 2023|Alhambra Research, Economy, Markets, Special Reports|

The US economy was supposed to be in recession by now, right? The yield curve inverted almost a year ago and a slew of other reliable recession indicators have been flashing red for some time. Why not this time? Could the unprecedented response to COVID be to blame? Joe Calhoun connects the dots in the 7th issue of Follow the Money, [...]

Weekly Market Pulse: Recession 2025?

By |2023-07-10T10:24:10-04:00July 10th, 2023|Alhambra Portfolios, Alhambra Research, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Markets, Real Estate|

Why aren't we in recession yet? That's a question that has been asked often over the last year but with no real satisfying answer. I have my own beliefs on the subject, rooted in the distortions of COVID. (You can read about it in my latest Follow The Money piece) I think my explanation is a pretty good one but even [...]

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