Our Portfolio is Prepared for “Higher for Longer”. Is Yours?
Highlighting this hilarious meme created by DKI subscriber, David from MA. We’re ready for higher rates! Thanks David!
Market Commentary
Weekly Points–April 12th, 2024 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Inflation and Oil Issue (Includes Video Version)
This was a big week for connected events. The increase in the CPI was a surprise to the disinflation crowd that’s been screaming for lower interest rates for almost two years. Higher CPI leads to higher for longer interest rates which pushes up the dollar against the yen. That’s about to force the Bank of … Read more
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March CPI is 3.2%
This piece was originally published on April 10th, 2024 Overview: Today, we got the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed an overall increase of 3.5% unadjusted in the last year and 0.4% vs last month. That’s above last month’s 3.2% and expectations of 3.4%. The 0.4% monthly increase annualizes to 4.9%. The Core … Read more
Weekly Points – April 5th, 2024 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Shockwave Takeover Issue (Includes video version)
The Shockwave offer that DKI predicted in December happened this week with Johnson & Johnson agreeing to pay $335 per share in cash. DKI subscribers celebrated! The PMI came in hot. Don’t want to read the details? The conclusion is “higher for longer”. More insane calls by “experts” crying for lower interest rates in order … Read more
Inflation Report Tomorrow
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Weekly Points–March 29th, 2024 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Shockwave Issue
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index is the preferred inflation metric for the Federal Reserve. This month’s report came out during Good Friday when the markets are closed. Within hours, the hawks who favor higher rates and the doves who favor lower rates all claimed the report vindicated their view. We’ll elaborate. Shockwave Medical $SWAV … Read more
DKI Email Hacked – Problem Now Fixed
Hi All, I’m sorry to report that DKI’s investor relations email account was hacked this morning. This led to many of you receiving a spam message with some nonsense about Elon Musk’s WiFi. The message was not sent by DKI. For the people who alerted me to the problem, thank you very much. I appreciate … Read more
Weekly Points–March 22nd, 2024 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Economic Humor Issue
This was a big week for people who follow macroeconomic news. The Federal Reserve kept rates and the dot plot unchanged, but the press release was carefully worded to be opaque. We’ll explain why. After more than a decade of near and even below-zero interest rates at the Bank of Japan, they finally responded to … Read more
Notes from the Powell Press Conference
Very little that’s new and of interest from Powell’s press conference. The highlights: – Talked about starting to taper quantitative tightening (QT). Said the plan is to get to the same level, but more slowly. – Lots of talk about the strong employment situation. Regular DKI readers know most new jobs are in government. The … Read more
