Market Currents: The Untold Reality of Quantitative Easing
Good, bad, or ugly? Alhambra CEO discusses the untold reality of Quantitative Easing.
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Are investors at the point of maximum pessimism? Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun talks about a horrible 3rd quarter, sentiment, and where investors can look right now.
Market Currents: Is the Fed Put Over?
Is the Fed Put Over? Doug Terry, Head of Alhambra Investment Research, explains what a Fed Put is and what's going on.
Market Currents: Why Isn’t Gold Rising With Inflation
Gold isn't following the upward trajectory you'd expect in this inflationary period. Is it a bad investment? Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun sets the record straight.
Market Currents: Impact of Fed Tightening on Home Prices
What impact does Fed tightening really have on home prices? Doug Terry, Alhambra's Head of Investment Research, explains.
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 – Is The Economy Contracting?
Is the economy contracting? Alhambra's Steve Brennan poses that question to CEO Joe Calhoun.
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 [...]
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