5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Services Inflation was Zero Issue
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November CPI is 2.7%
Overview: Today, we got the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed an overall increase of 2.7% for the last year. There was no October report due to the government shutdown so there will be no monthly comparisons in this piece. The annual number is down 0.3% from the September report and 0.4% below … Read more
Weekly Points – June 20th, 2025 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Powered by Nuclear Power Issue
The Fed didn’t cut rates as expected, but the new dot plot and some hawkish comments by Chairman Powell caused the market concern. We explain the multiple reasons why DKI isn’t worried about Fed projections. The GENIUS act is heading towards approval and Americans are about to be introduced to the benefits of stablecoins. They … Read more
Weekly Points – May 9th, 2025 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The AI for Everyone Issue
Leading off the week was the Federal Reserve which took no action and surprised no one. DKI thinks this was the right move. Of greater concern, had they lowered the fed funds rate, we think the yield on the 10-year would have increased. The Fed remains trapped and irrelevant. US oil inventories are down at … Read more
DKI Featured at the Manhattan Alternative Investment Network
More inflation is on the way! If you are interested in learning how to profit from it, check out the Manhattan Alternative Investment Network’s latest webinar “More Inflation is On the Way -How to Prepare.” Gary Brode, managing partner at Deep Knowledge Investing, and Yung Lim, CEO of FolioBeyond, discuss why more inflation is inevitable and provide … Read more
Weekly Points – December 20th, 2024 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Dollar Milkshake Edition
In a week of silly and contradictory headlines, the Federal Reserve takes the top spot. The world’s premiere central bank managed to lower the fed funds rate into increasing inflation while reducing future rate hike expectations. Every month, they appear more political. After a month of reporting on weak consumer sales in high-priced discretionary items, … Read more
November CPI Rises to 2.7%
Overview: Today, we got the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed an overall increase of 2.7% for the last year and 0.3% for the month (annualizes to 3.7%). That’s above last month’s 2.6% and above the prior month’s 2.4%. It was in-line with expectations. The Core CPI which excludes food and energy was … Read more
October CPI is 2.6%
Overview: Today, we got the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed an overall increase of 2.6% for the last year and 0.2% for the month. That’s above last month’s 2.4% and in-line with expectations. The Core CPI which excludes food and energy was up 3.3% vs last year and up 0.3% from last … Read more
Weekly Points – November 8th, 2024 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The President Elect Trump Loves Bitcoin Issue
The polls have been inaccurate for the past three US Presidential elections. Knowing that, DKI was watching Bitcoin, the prediction markets, and a few other select stocks and economic markers to see that a Trump landslide was coming long before the network announcers could do so. Could we get a sound money advocate as Federal … Read more
Weekly Points – September 20th, 2024 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The We Pivoted Bigly Issue
Years ago, President Trump talked about a change in tax rates that he described as “big league”. It was misinterpreted as “bigly” and a new word entered the lexicon. Last week, the Fed pivoted and cut the fed funds rate. This cut was more than two years after Fed doves and asset gatherers started begging … Read more
