Market Currents: FTX and the Nature of Investment Scandals
The FTX debacle is reminding us why investment scams can happen. Steve Brennan and Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun look at the similarity between this scam and others from the past.
Weekly Market Pulse: I Don’t Know
Is the US economy on the verge of recession? Is it already in recession? We have several indications that the US economy is slowing and at least one that points to recession soon and maybe now. From the Conference Board's release of its Leading Economic Indicators last week: “The US LEI fell for an eighth consecutive month, suggesting the economy [...]
Market Currents: FTX Shows the System is Crooked
The collapse of FTX is shining light on corruption, influence peddling, conflict of interest, and much more. Steve Brennan and Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun break it down.
Market Currents: Opportunities in the Stock Market
Even in the current market, there are opportunities to invest. Steve Brennan and Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun discuss developing trends, shifts in the stock market, and when it may be time to switch from defense to offense.
Weekly Market Pulse: Good News, Bad News
One thing I can tell you for certain about last week's big rally on Thursday and Friday: there were a lot of people who desperately wanted a good excuse to buy stocks. And buy they did after a better-than-expected CPI report Thursday morning, pushing the S&P 500 up nearly 6% on the week with all of that coming on Thursday [...]
Boom & Bust
Jerome Powell has said repeatedly that the Fed's goal is to get rates higher and leave them there for an extended period of time. He believes that the mistake of the 70s was that once higher rates snuffed out inflation, the Fed cut rates too quickly and the inflation returned. I think the mistake of the 70s was that, by [...]
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun has an opinion on why the market was on a roller coaster after the Fed statement last week; There’s more than one way to calculate the 10/3 yield curve, and don’t put all you hope on a single market indicator.
Weekly Market Pulse: It’s Always Different This Time
The FOMC met last week and did what everyone expected them to do - raised the Fed Funds rate by 0.75%. The bond and stock markets reacted not to this action but to the commentary provided by the committee in its statement and by Chairman Jerome Powell at his post meeting press conference. The former had a new phrase, a [...]
Weekly Market Pulse: Rational Optimist
I have often been accused over the years of being too optimistic and I will plead guilty to having a little rose-colored tint in my glasses. I am an optimist by nature and I search constantly for good things to write about. There are more than enough people out there willing to tell you the world is coming to an [...]
Market Currents: Inflation Risks For Growth Stocks
Inflation is posing substantial additional risk to growth stocks, lowering demand and pushing money into other markets. Doug Terry, Alhambra's Head of Investment Research dissects cause and effect.
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