Market Commentary

The 2% Target Has Been Abandoned

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Overview: The Federal Reserve concluded its October meeting and as expected, lowered the fed funds rate by 25bp (.25%). The market celebrated…until Chairman Powell said that the Fed hadn’t decided to cut another 25bp in December. This caused the market to fall, but I’m not sure under what circumstances he would have said the decision … Read more

The Decoupling Issue

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This week’s 5 Things issue is now publicly available: https://deepknowledgeinvesting.com/5-things-to-know-in-investing-this-week-the-decoupling-issue/

5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Decoupling Issue

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The US figures out that our foreign policy is subject to CCP approval and works out a deal with Australia to develop rare earth mining and refining assets. China responds by ceasing soybean purchases from the US. All of this is creating discomfort in multiple places, but how dependent do you want to be on … Read more

September CPI is 3.0%

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Overview: Today, we got the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed an overall increase of 3.0% for the last year and up 0.3% for the month (annualizes to 3.7%). The annual number is up 0.1% from August and 0.1% below expectations. The monthly is up 0.3% and 0.1% below expectations. The Core CPI … Read more

5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Supply Chain Issue

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Lots of supply chain and trade war news this week. China renews and strengthens restrictions on export of rare earth elements and magnets. They’ve spent decades securing the upper hand in these crucial components leaving the west no choice but to invest in our own mining and refining capacity. Silver joins fellow precious metal gold … Read more

5 Things – Delivery Change

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Hi All, We’re making some changes to the email delivery system that we use to send the 5 Things. As a result, instead of an email, you’ll be able to read the 5 Things here on the DKI blog. Premium subscribers will have access to the full version this Sunday, one day earlier than usual. … Read more

Weekly Points – October 3rd, 2025 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Government Shutdown Issue

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The Federal government shut down this week. Democrat and Republican donors cheered. Politicians threatened the end of the world in front of microphones. The market shrugged. DKI has spent years expressing concern about the lack of pharmaceutical production capacity in the US combined with our large prescription drug use. President Trump uses tariff threats to … Read more

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