Michael Ashton's Comment & Analysis
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Everyone take a deep breath. It isn’t quite time for a victory lap yet.This week, we get the latest installment of the CPI report. Judging from market commentary and pricing, here is what...
More inflation means more unionization.
More unionization likely makes inflation stickier.
Unemployment is likely to continue to rise; lower stonks ahead
Today is Labor Day in the United States when...
Powell’s speech led to a sharp decline in markets
Fed Chair seems to suggest that Fed still using ‘anchored inflation expectations’
Shrinking balance sheet is needed but market...
High and still-rising core inflation across developed countries
Focus on Jackson Hole meeting starting Thursday
Fed has not been challenged yet, but eventual crisis is likely
Against that backdrop,...
CPI report was a positive surprise, but Median CPI rose at a 6.3%
Surprise caused by large moves in small ‘tail’ items rather than a broad lessening of pressures
More stories about how...
Money illusion has made the energy spike look worse than it is
The CPI report is this week; Will median show any sign of peaking?
Wages do not appear to be slowing at all.
Last week, I mused about...
The debate over whether we are in a recession is not material to monetary policy or market action.
Another term that is broadly agreed upon, but even less useful, is the Non-Accelerating Inflation...
Higher mortgage rates historically associated with higher house price growth
Buying a real asset with levered, tax-advantage loans is still a good idea
This week we will see an acceleration in...
Inflation reached a new high in surprising report
More inflation momentum than previously thought
Wages also accelerated to a new high
Maybe the US Federal Reserve isn’t being panicky, or...
This week’s CPI report may see another “peak” in CPI. That’s actually the good news
The bad news is that due to easy comparisons, further peaks may be ahead – even in...