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27 Mar 2024

BREAKING: Federal Reserve

The Fed said on Tuesday that it officially saw a net negative income of $114.3 billion in 2023, a record loss tied to expenses related to managing the U.S. central bank's short-term interest rate target. The loss last year follows $58.8 billion in net income in 2022, the Fed said. Source: Barchart

27 Mar 2024

Gold's role as a neutral asset with millennia of history as money is experiencing a resurgence relative to US Treasuries for global central bank reserve accumulations.

Source: Tavi Costa, Bloomberg

27 Mar 2024

Cartoon of the Day by Hedgeye

$34.6 TRILLION and counting... Are we past the point of no return?

27 Mar 2024

The 12 Worst Investment Funds Over the Past Decade

by Visual Capitalist

27 Mar 2024

Analysts are forecasting Nvidia's annual revenue will jump to $131 billion by 2026, more than double the $61 billion recorded in the fiscal year that just ended.

$NVDA Source: Charlie Bilello

27 Mar 2024

Current SP500 vs. election seasonality

by Win Smart, CFA

27 Mar 2024

Do people appreciate how speculative "Small Cap Growth" has become?

The Russell 2000 Growth has 28% in negative earners. Prior to the GFC, negative earners were 15-18% of the index. Even in a depression (2009), it only went up to 26%. How many will "grow" into bankruptcy court? Source: Jeff Weniger

27 Mar 2024

Global equity risk premium are now at the lowest since 2008.

Source: Mike Zaccardi

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