Goodbye and good riddance to the third quarter of 2022. That was one of the wildest 3 months I've experienced in my 40 years of trading and investing. The quarter started off great with the S&P 500 rising 14% from July 1 to August 16 but ended with a 17% swan dive into the end of the quarter. And we [...]
The market is down. Stock prices have fallen. But when is it time to buy stocks again? Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun shares his thoughts.
Is the Fed Put Over? Doug Terry, Head of Alhambra Investment Research, explains what a Fed Put is and what's going on.
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.
What impact does Fed tightening really have on home prices? Doug Terry, Alhambra's Head of Investment Research, explains.
Who is really keeping oil prices high? Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun says it's the banks.
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.
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.
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 [...]
I'll save the epiphany for the end. QE can work when the Fed is the buyer of last resort and then interest rates slowly go down. The market breathes a sigh of relief and the country can go about their business. But that's not what has happened in this country, especially since Q1 2020. By no means would I ever [...]
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