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This week, our panel examines persistent inflation pressures, shifting expectations for the Federal Reserve and volatility across the Treasury yield curve. They discuss why higher yields may offer attractive fixed-income entry points, while acknowledging the potential for rates to rise further. The conversation also explores AI’s transformative potential, the uncertainty surrounding its long-term...

Our experts evaluate softer job creation, persistent PCE inflation, and rising Treasury yields as markets reassess the path of Federal Reserve policy. The discussion examines widening credit spreads, pressure in high-yield bonds, and the disconnect between caution in fixed income and continued strength in equities. With questions emerging around AI-related spending and earnings quality, the panel...

Treasury yields moved sharply higher, creating new headwinds for equities and driving rotation beneath the market’s surface. The team examines how elevated diesel and oil prices could sustain inflation, complicate the Fed’s policy path and increase the risk of a policy error. With yields offering more competition for investor capital, portfolios may benefit from reassessing risk-asset exposure and...

The Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points and signaled that additional increases may follow as inflation remains its primary focus. While the economy and equity markets have shown resilience, investors should prepare for continued uncertainty and volatility. AI investment remains a major driver of earnings and growth, but a slowdown could pressure equities. With the 10-year Treasury yiel...

This week’s discussion examines hotter-than-expected inflation readings and their implications for Federal Reserve policy, global interest rates, and investor positioning. The panel considers why markets are pricing in a potential September rate hike, while higher oil prices and AI infrastructure spending add to inflation pressures. Despite modestly wider credit spreads, demand remains constructiv...

This week’s discussion examines a stronger-than-expected August employment report and its implications for the Federal Reserve’s September decision. The conversation also covers AI-driven data center investment, narrowing equity market participation, seasonal volatility, and where longer-term municipal bonds may offer relative value amid record issuance and sustained investor demand. Hear addition...

Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech as Fed chair emphasized policy flexibility, a firm 2% inflation target and less reliance on forward guidance. The panel examines how persistent inflation and resilient economic growth could keep another rate increase on the table while contributing to greater bond market volatility. Investors also hear why caution is building around semiconductor stocks, AI...

Markets moved higher this week as inflation data came in largely in line with expectations and concerns about additional Federal Reserve tightening eased. The panel discusses July CPI, stable labor market trends, and softer retail sales, while noting that inflation remains above target. The conversation also examines shifting expectations for the September FOMC meeting, the outlook for interest ra...

This week’s discussion focused on a mixed set of labor market signals, highlighted by an unexpected decline in July nonfarm payrolls and a lower unemployment rate. The panel explored how softer employment data is reshaping expectations for Federal Reserve policy and reducing the likelihood of a September rate hike. The conversation also examined strong demand for corporate bonds amid record issuan...

This week’s discussion focuses on the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting, persistent inflation pressures, and what a more data dependent policy approach could mean for investors. The team reviews second quarter GDP growth, June PCE inflation, and the market reaction to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments. The conversation also explores strong earnings results, improving market breadth beyond mega cap t...

This week’s discussion focused on the resurgence of inflation concerns as escalating tensions involving Iran and disruptions to global energy flows pushed oil prices toward $100 per barrel. The CIO team examines the implications for markets, including pressure on interest rates, renewed Fed tightening expectations, and a broad fixed-income selloff ahead of next week’s FOMC meeting. The conversatio...

This week’s discussion focused on encouraging inflation data, steady consumer spending, and the market implications of continued AI-driven investment. The team reviewed June CPI results, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s congressional testimony, and the latest Beige Book findings ahead of the July FOMC meeting. While inflation showed signs of moderation, panelists noted that price pressures remain above tar...

This week’s discussion focused on a labor market that is cooling but still stable, renewed geopolitical risk tied to oil prices, and a Federal Reserve that appears more focused on inflation under new leadership. The panel also reviewed the market’s reaction to the June FOMC minutes, the importance of upcoming economic data, and how AI-related spending is influencing both inflation and equity leade...

Markets recalibrate as the Federal Reserve signals a more hawkish stance under new leadership, shifting expectations away from rate cuts and toward potential tightening. Inflation projections moved higher, reinforcing the Fed’s focus on price stability and reducing forward guidance as a policy tool. Fixed income markets reacted quickly, with front end yields rising and volatility expected to persi...

Markets ended the week balancing persistent inflation data, evolving Fed expectations, and shifting equity leadership. CPI and PPI both surprised to the upside, reinforcing the view that inflation remains sticky and likely keeps the Fed in a restrictive stance ahead of Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC meeting as chair. While geopolitical tensions in the Middle East added volatility early in the week, mark...

This week’s conversation points to an economy that is still expanding, but with a market narrative that may be shifting. Manufacturing and services remained in expansion, job openings improved, and May payrolls came in stronger than expected, reinforcing a firmer labor backdrop ahead of the June FOMC meeting. At the same time, the team discusses early cracks in the AI trade, the potential for rota...

Markets are navigating a complex mix of persistent inflation, steady growth, and evolving Fed leadership. Recent data shows elevated PCE inflation alongside a modest GDP revision, keeping policy expectations fluid. While rate cuts appear unlikely in the near term, the possibility of tighter policy remains on the table. Equity markets continue to reach new highs, though leadership has narrowed, rai...

This week’s discussion reviews how hotter inflation readings pushed yields higher and challenged the market’s near-term policy assumptions.  The group outlines what the latest CPI and PPI data could imply for the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge later this month, and why resilient credit spreads and steady corporate bond issuance matter for risk conditions.  A deep dive then shifts to international...

This week’s discussion focuses on a market that continues to advance despite crosscurrents in geopolitics, inflation, and monetary policy. The team reviews steady gains in equities, resilient labor data, and improving productivity, offset by persistent inflation uncertainty tied to energy prices and global tensions. Panelists outline why the Federal Reserve remains on hold amid internal disagreeme...

This week’s discussion centers on a Federal Reserve on pause but increasingly divided, as inflation data and geopolitical risks complicate the policy path. The team reviews a stronger‑than‑expected GDP reading, a PCE inflation uptick driven by energy prices, and what multiple FOMC dissents signal about rate expectations for the rest of 2026.  They also cover Jerome Powell’s last meeting as Fed Cha...

Speakers: Brian Pietrangelo, Managing Director of Investment Strategy George Mateyo, Chief Investment Officer Stephen Hoedt, Head of Equities Rajeev Sharma, Head of Fixed Income 01:48 - We open with key economic data, focusing on stable initial unemployment claims as a sign of labor market resilience and a strong March retail sales report that shows consumer spending remains healthy, even after ad...

This week’s conversation focuses on how investors are weighing geopolitics against a market that’s showing signs of repair. The episode walks through key economic updates on housing, inflation, and manufacturing, then shifts to the latest Iran developments and what they could mean for energy supply chains, including jet fuel. On equities, the rally is framed as trend-positive but still uneven, wit...

This week’s discussion focuses on how geopolitical risk and shifting rate expectations are driving markets more than fundamentals. Attention stays on developments in Iran and what a potential ceasefire could mean for energy prices, the dollar, and near-term volatility.  Inflation remains a key swing factor, with mixed readings and a tone in recent Fed messaging that keeps the “higher for longer” d...

This week’s discussion centers on how geopolitical risk, shifting rate expectations, and resilient earnings are reshaping the investment landscape. With economic data light, attention turns to the Iran conflict and its uneven market impact, including higher energy prices and renewed volatility. Equity valuations have reset meaningfully even as forward earnings expectations remain firm, reframing d...

This week’s conversation focuses on a market environment defined by patience, uncertainty, and shifting expectations. The team walks through February economic data, highlighting steady industrial production, stable jobless claims, and a hotter producer price index that feeds directly into the Fed’s preferred PCE measure. Attention then turns to the FOMC decision to hold rates steady, with Chair Po...