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inflation: Archive

Mark Vickery

Markets Take a Break from Setting New All-Time Highs

Red closes among all major indexes today snapped a seven-day winning streak on the S&P 500.

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Mark Vickery

No News Is Good News: Pre-markets Up on Dormant BLS Report

All major indexes are in the green for the trading week, plus-mid-single digits for the month, and double digits (except for the Dow, +9%) year to date.

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Bryan Hayes

Is Nike (NKE) a 'Buy' Ahead of Its Upcoming Earnings Announcement?

Despite rallying off the April lows, Nike shares are down roughly 7% this year and are underperforming the major indexes.

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Mark Vickery

PCE Delivers Goldilocks Numbers for the Stock Market

Inflation is still present, but not running out of control. Sounds like "Goldilocks" to pre-market traders.

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Bryan Hayes

Bull Market Set for Further Gains on Earnings: Stocks to Watch

Earnings have been the steady engine throughout this multi-year bull market, which has broadened out in 2025 and is now approaching its third birthday.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Speeches Today, PCE Report End-of-Week

We hear from a number of Fed members today, including its most-recent member, Stephen Miran.

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Mark Vickery

A Late Summer Reflection on Growth, Inflation & Jobs

We know that the main concern for the Fed is now the weakening jobs market and not inflation.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Sees "Two-Sided Risk" in Lowering Interest Rates

We now have interest rates between 4.00-4.25% for the first time since December of 2022.

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Mark Vickery

Housing Numbers Down Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Today

With expectations high that interest rates will come down further in the near future, it keeps some homebuying prospects on the sidelines.

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Mark Vickery

Retail Sales, Imports & Exports Warmer Ahead of Fed Meeting

The new inflation figures out this morning are warmer than expected: will they matter to the Fed?

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