The Money Runner
It wouldn’t take much to light the fuse
Yesterday Nancy and I Yesterday with Fox Business anchor Charles Payne and Nancy Tengler CIO Laffer Tengler Investments. We covered a lot of ground all leading up to today’s FOMC decision.
Fed Soft Landing – All we need is a miracle
By David Nelson, CFA CMT January 15, 2023 will be the 14th anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson. Shortly after taking off from LaGuardia airport Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and Co-pilot Jeff Skiles glided a powerless Airbus A320 to a safe landing on New York’s Hudson River. Flight 1549 experienced a bird strike that […]
The Fed needs a new mandate
By David Nelson, CFA The Fed cannot and will not deliver on the goals laid out by Fed Chair Jay Powell in his opening remarks at Jackson Hole. The long-term target of 2% inflation is not achievable. Monetary policy on its own isn’t enough to bring down inflation expectations and deliver on the Fed’s principal […]
The Jackson Hole Zoo
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Wall Street has always had a passion for animals. Throughout history market and monetary policy sentiment has been represented by all sorts of creatures including bulls, bears, doves, hawks and of course the dreaded black swan. This year the zoo animals have been particularly active. At the start of the […]
Soundbites
David weighs in on some of the pressing issues investors are facing just in front of the Fed’s Jackson Hole Retreat.
Calling it the I.R.A. is an Insult
By David Nelson, CFA The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has passed the Senate with a tie breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris. Democrats have been desperate to put some points on the board and the secret negotiations between Senator Joe Manchin and Majority leader Chuck Schumer pushed the bill closer to the finish […]
Market Trap?
David joins Fox Business host Charles Payne and Strategic Wealth Partners CEO Mark Tepper to discuss the recent rally in risk assets
ChipGate
David joins the National Report to discuss the Senate Semiconductor bill and insider trading by members of Congress
