- Fed Pause Won't Save The Day - The Federal Reserve (Fed) hiked interest rates 25 basis points at its May policy meeting, taking the upper end of its target to 5.25%. The Fed also indicated that it may pause rate hikes as it observes how the economy is reacting to its ongoing policy moves.
- Preparing for the New Paradigm Facing Investors - Scores on the Doors: crypto 57.8%, gold 11.5%, stocks 7.6%, IG bonds 4.9%, HY bonds 4.5%, govt bonds 3.6%, cash 1.4%, US dollar -2.1%, commod -10.9%, oil -14.5% YTD.
- No Dating Game for Buffett - Watching Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Saturday in Omaha caused us to think about a very popular 1960s TV show called, “The Dating Game.”
- Winter is Over, Bonds Are Back - Sometimes it snows in April, but for bond markets, winter is over. After an unprecedented deep freeze during which investment-grade bonds lost value for 2 years in a row, the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, which represents the vast, investible universe of US bonds, is up so far this year.
- Shortages to Gluts: Labor Market - Shifts in the labor market due to monetary policy tightening would see lagged effects that may not aid central banks' efforts to materially affect core inflation by year's end.
- The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ?28.52%
- First Solar Inc ?28.52%
- Guardant Health Inc ?11.50%
- Teekay Tankers Ltd ?10.99%
- Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc ?10.94 %?
- Tyson Foods Inc ?-19.72%
- Mbia Inc ?-17.61%
- Fossil Group inc ?-16.72%
- Grayscale Bitcoin Trust btc??-15.17%
- 22nd Century Group inc ?-14.36 %
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