I’m still in Antigua, Guatemala where the weather is beautiful and I was woken up at 1am by the second earthquake in two weeks here. If one of you has upset a volcano, please apologize. The Federal Reserve kept the fed funds rate unchanged. Many expressed concern regarding the three dissenters who wanted a 25bp … Read more
Intel crushes estimates and raises guidance. Results in the 18A plant are ahead of expectations. They increase the cap-x budget to meet profitable demand. Yet the stock fall. We explain. In recent weeks, we’ve taken on the issue of personal ownership of purchased goods. President Trump is addressing the right to repair issue in favor … Read more
Quick announcement: I’m off and working from new locations for another year. I’ll be in Antigua, Guatemala for the next few weeks. While I’m here, I’m open to a small number of in-person conversations. If you’re based locally, or know someone here you think it would be worthwhile for me to meet, feel free to … Read more
Quick announcement: I’ll be in Antigua, Guatemala for the next few weeks. While I’m here, I’m open to a small number of in-person conversations. If you’re based locally, or know someone here you think it would be worthwhile for me to meet, feel free to reach out privately at IR@DeepKnowledgeInvesting.com. Last week, we reported … Read more
I’d like to start this week with a personal note. As many of you know, I had surgery on Friday. Everything went well, and while I’m in considerable pain, I have every reason to expect that I’ll make a full recovery. My current situation represents the best-case scenario and the outlook is excellent. I expect … Read more
The Fed completed its first Warsh-led meeting and promptly spooked the market with a hawkish dot plot. I think that doesn’t matter as inflation is being driven by Congress. Warsh is declining to provide guidance which I view as a positive. All the chatter wasn’t getting us better results and the Fed tends to be … Read more
The CPI rose again and cracked 4%. Energy is still expensive, but you already knew that. The big issue is Powell never got inflation under control. People panicked that Warsh would cut. He can’t and at this point, there’s nothing the Fed can do (something I’ve been saying for the past two years). Bitcoin has … Read more
Nvidia startles the CPU designers with plans to start selling Windows PCs with Spark CPUs and RTX GPUs. They’re aimed at high-end content creators and AI users. There may be some compatibility issues with the ARM-based processors, but it’s a positive to see more AI computing pushed to personal devices with fewer privacy issues. Uber … Read more
Uber is trying to buy Delivery Hero. It would give Uber greater market access in Asia and the Middle East. PCE showed continued increases in inflation and GDP is weaker than expected. The Powell Fed never got inflation under control and the GDP numbers are polluted by wasteful government spending that doesn’t help US citizens, … Read more
