AMI Asset Management Investment Perspective

In this episode, the team discusses the latest economic, sector, and market developments, including slightly elevated inflation, a stronger-than-expected Q2 GDP revision, and a rebound in new home sales. They review healthcare and drug sector updates, noting that large firms are generally positioned to manage renewed tariff and pricing pressures. The team also covers technology and AI, highlightin...

In this episode, the team discusses the latest economic and market developments, starting with the Fed’s recent rate cut and the mixed signals from its economic forecasts. They analyze trends in housing, consumer behavior, and retail sales, highlighting the bifurcated nature of the consumer economy. The team also covers key corporate and technology news, including NVIDIA’s investment in Intel, Goo...

In this episode, the team discusses the latest economic data, including surprising producer and consumer price index trends and a significant downward revision in job growth, highlighting mixed signals for the Fed’s policy path. They dive into major corporate updates, covering Apple’s new iPhone lineup, Oracle’s AI-driven earnings surge, and developments in Adobe and cloud infrastructure providers...

In this episode, the team discusses a weaker-than-expected jobs report, upcoming payroll revisions, and what the latest labor market trends mean for the broader economy. The conversation then shifts to technology, covering the DOJ’s ruling in Google’s antitrust case, strong earnings from Broadcom, Amazon’s chip strategy, and ongoing AI innovation. The team also examines OPEC’s production increases...

In this episode, the team discusses President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the implications for central bank independence, and how markets have reacted across currencies and bonds. The conversation then turns to economic data, highlighting stronger GDP growth, resilient labor market trends, and shifts in consumer sentiment. The team also analyzes key...

The team breaks down Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks, with markets eyeing a September rate cut as the labor market shows signs of softening. They discuss the growing debate around AI, from overinvestment and unclear returns to Meta’s continued push for talent and infrastructure. Tech market rotations are also in focus, as investors weigh AI leaders against mixed results in software. The episode wrap...

In this episode, the team discusses recent CPI and PPI data,exploring what it could mean for upcoming Federal Reserve rate cuts. Theyhighlight steady retail sales but note weakening consumer confidence and jobmarket concerns. Discussion covers restaurant industry shifts, with valuechains outperforming premium brands. Technology updates include legal andmarket developments impacting Google, Apple,...

The team discusses growing economic concerns, including weak labor data revisions, rising delinquencies, and increasing odds of a Fed rate cut. The conversation also covers key developments in healthcare, highlighting Eli Lilly's GLP-1 drug updates, and tech earnings from companies like Shopify, AMD, and Snap. The episode explores the narrow market leadership dominated by AI-fueled megacaps and ra...

The AMI team discusses U.S. economic data, including stubbornly high inflation and a surprisingly weak jobs report, and the implications of this for the Federal Reserve. They also focus on the tech sector, specifically earnings reports of major companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple, and discussing key trends in AI, capex, and M&A. Finally, the team provides perspective on how the economi...

In this episode, the team discusses a quiet week in economic data, the implications of a new U.S.–Japan trade deal featuring reduced tariffs and major investment commitments, and key consumer earnings from Tesla and Domino’s. They also cover a potential game-changing railroad merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Finally, the team explores trends in the fixed income markets, including...

In this episode of AMI's Investment Perspective, the team unpacks the latest economic data, highlighting cooling inflation and stronger-than-expected retail sales. They dive into key developments across consumer sectors, including Kraft Heinz’s potential breakup and Coca-Cola's rumored shift to cane sugar. The tech segment covers standout earnings from Taiwan Semiconductor and Netflix, plus a deep...

In this episode, the team dives into current trends in AI, hiring practices, and broader economic indicators, including a rise in continuing jobless claims. They explore the tech industry's latest developments, such as Meta's aggressive recruitment of AI talent, Amazon's Prime Day performance, and major mergers in AI and data centers. The discussion also covers significant activity in...

In this week’s AMI Investment Perspective, the team analyzes a stronger-than-expected jobs report and its impact on Fed policy expectations. They discuss Tesla's mixed Q2 deliveries, tariff changes affecting Vietnamese imports, and Constellation Brands’ resilient beer sales. The Senate’s “big, beautiful bill” is explored, particularly its shift in energy incentives toward nuclear and natural g...

In this episode, the team discusses recent geopolitical developments, including U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict and its impact on markets. They analyze updated economic data pointing to slowing consumer spending and shifting Fed policy expectations. The conversation covers key corporate earnings in the consumer and technology sectors, with commentary on companies like Nike, General Mi...

In this week’s episode of the AMI Investment Perspective, the team discusses the Fed’s rate decision, housing market weakness, and the growing threat of stagflation. They break down major corporate developments, including SoftBank’s T-Mobile stake sale, Amazon’s Prime Day expansion and workforce AI shift, and Microsoft’s layoffs and evolving relationship with OpenAI. The team also covers energy ma...

In this episode, the team dives into a lighter economic week, analyzing CPI and PPI data and the implications for Fed policy. The discussion shifts to major AI-related developments, including high-profile acquisitions by Qualcomm, Meta, and Apple's evolving strategy. Tensions in the Middle East are examined for their impact on oil prices, inflation, and defense stocks, with a look at Boeing&#3...

In this episode, the team discusses key market and economic developments, including job data, healthcare and biotech trends, rapid global AI adoption, and concerns about AI autonomy. They cover trade dynamics like U.S.-China shipping recovery, new metal tariffs, and a clean energy deal with Meta. Consumer behavior shifts in athleisure, spirits pricing pressure, EV market headwinds, and demand chal...

In this episode of the AMI investment perspective, the team discusses key economic and sector-specific updates. They explore a slight improvement in consumer confidence and a rare drop in the housing price index. In healthcare, the team highlights underwhelming lung cancer trial results from a therapeutics company and anticipates new information from an upcoming cancer conference. The team also ex...

In this episode of the AMI Investment Perspective, the team dives into the latest macroeconomic indicators, housing trends, and shifting energy policy following a new U.S. tax bill. They explore developments in the tech and AI sectors, including Apple’s tariff challenges and NVIDIA’s AI hardware expansion in the Middle East. The conversation also covers healthcare and consumer stocks, highlighting...

In this episode, the AMI team explores a tariff pause with China, fueling an equity market surge. We analyze encouraging inflation data, softening consumer confidence, and sluggish retail sales amid trade uncertainty. The discussion covers macro impacts on Walmart and Boeing, evolving energy market dynamics, and rising bond yields signaling economic optimism. The team also considers potential Fed...

In this episode, the team provides a broad overview of current economic and market dynamics. They discuss the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates amid concerns over rising inflation and unemployment, alongside the broader effects of tariffs on consumer behavior and supply chains. The conversation touches on the Apple-Google antitrust lawsuit and AI-driven ad market trends. En...

In this week’s episode, the AMI team unpacks a busy week in markets—from upbeat job numbers and sticky inflation to the ripple effects of rising tariffs. AMI discusses developments in the bond market, which has stabilized after early volatility. We also unpack Big Tech earnings and the implications for the broader economy. As consumer confidence sinks, actual spending holds up. This curious dynami...

In today's AMI Investment Perspective podcast we provide a macro update noting weakening economic indicators, persistent inflation expectations, and potential drags from tariffs and reduced shipping. Sector commentary is highlighted by resilient healthcare and tech earnings, optimism around tariff relief, shifting supply chains, and mixed energy outlooks amid geopolitical tensions. We also dis...

In this week's episode, the team provides an in-depth analysis of bond market volatility, key economic data releases, and significant developments across the healthcare and technology sectors. The team discusses evolving rate cut expectations, the implications of new drug pricing initiatives, and the effects of tariffs and permitting reform. Finally, the team review notable corporate earnings,...

In this week’s podcast, we discuss improving inflation data and volatile market reactions to geopolitical tensions, including a short-lived tariff pause and concerns over FDA staffing and potential pharma tariffs. The team addresses how consumer sentiment dropped to multi-decade lows, with rising inflation expectations and credit card stress signaling pressure on household finances, though large r...