AMI Asset Management Investment Perspective

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...

In this podcast, we discuss the latest economic updates, including rising layoffs, mixed job data, and the impact of tariffs across various sectors. We explore how global trade tensions affect the tech industry, as well as consumer discretionary sectors such as automobiles, apparel, and footwear. The episode also touches on the future of AI, semiconductor partnerships, and the resilience in staple...

In this week's podcast we cover the impact of a potential 25% tariff on non-US-made cars, which could lead to price hikes, but may not fully burden consumers. We also discuss concerns over consumer confidence, inflation, and GDP, with challenges in the housing market due to affordability issues. The conversation then shifts to technology, focusing on AI advancements, the challenges facing data...

In this week's episode the team discusses the mixed economic outlook, with signs of a potential recession ahead. In tech, we explore how AI continues to dominate, with companies like Nvidia and Google leading innovations, while in the consumer sector, retail sales for companies like General Mills and Nike face challenges amid weak consumer confidence. There is also a conversation regarding Fed...

In this week's episode, we discuss how recent market volatility has been driven by inflation concerns and uncertainty around tariff talks, leading to fluctuations in stock valuations and a 10% pullback. Tech companies, like Apple, are facing setbacks, such as delays in AI-powered Siri features, raising questions about their competitiveness, while consumer sentiment has dropped to its lowest si...

In this week's episode, we discuss the mixed signals in the manufacturing and service sectors, and the team highlights the potential for a "K-shaped" economy. Additionally, we dive into company specific news from Taiwan Semiconductor, Intel, Novo Nordisk and Okta, and discuss the concerns arising over the Chinese AI company DeepSeek amid national security issues.

In today's podcast, AMI's investment team provides an overview of economic trends. The team discusses the challenges in the technology sector, especially Nvidia’s slower-than-expected growth. The broader impact of high interest rates on market stability is also addressed. Finally the team touches on concerns over geopolitical tensions, layoffs, trade uncertainties and the issues with the h...

This week's discussion covers economic challenges in the consumer and industrial sectors, highlighting issues like tariffs, deregulation, and supply chain disruptions. AMI's investment team discusses the impact of M&A activity on companies, with a focus on consumer goods, while also emphasizing the effects of geopolitical tensions and government spending on the manufacturing and services secto...

In this week's podcast, the team discusses the latest economic indicators, including higher-than-expected CPI and PPI, which have shifted the Fed’s stance on interest rate cuts, and concerns about inflation's volatility across sectors like shelter and mortgage rates. They explore tech trends, such as Nvidia’s role in AI and potential semiconductor collaborations between Intel and Taiwan Semiconduc...

In this weeks episode, we discuss how the consumer outlook is showing signs of concern, with rising prices in staple goods no longer offsetting weak volumes. Companies are now grappling with balancing pricing and growth, as consumers start to trade down. The impact of weight loss drugs on the food industry is slowly becoming evident, though many companies have yet to acknowledge it. Our consumer a...

This weeks topics cover the impact of a new AI model that can be trained faster and at lower costs, which has caused stock declines in sectors tied to electricity demand, data centers, and materials. The conversation also touches on changes in consumer confidence, with recent data showing a pessimistic outlook driven by concerns over the labor market. This shift in sentiment could negatively affec...