Buzz on Business

Is the Market Wrong Again? The Financial Animal Raises Concerns About Inflation

William Walsh
At the Buzz on Business, we are fans of free markets. We do not hold that markets are perfect, by any means, just that they are better than all of the...

Consumer Confidence & The Psychology of Inflation

William Walsh
In a report issued monthly by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Consumer Inflation Expectations ticked up in April for the first time since Octobe...

Hope vs. Reality: Can the Stock Market Keep Rallying Without a Fed Rate Cut?

William Walsh
Wall Street has been wishing and hoping for a rate cut from the Federal Reserve, probably since rates started heading up in March of 2022. Those hopes...

Bullish Reversal After Fed Meeting: Stocks Surge Higher

William Walsh
Given the small but not insignificant policy change from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee at the conclusion of their meeting on Wednesday and...

Bullish Reversal After Fed Meeting: Stocks Surge Higher

William Walsh
Given the small but not insignificant policy change from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee at the conclusion of their meeting on Wednesday and...

Fed Slows QT, Markets Do a Rollercoaster: The Financial Animal Explains

William Walsh
As expected, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee did not change interest rates as it concluded two days of meetings on Wednesday afternoon, but ...

Mixed Signals: Markets Down, Earnings Up - What's Going On?

William Walsh
When we see a dramatic move in the markets, we can typically guess the cause, especially when that move comes in the overnight session. Before the ope...

Is Inflation a Calculation Error? Economist Scott Granis Says Yes

William Walsh
As regular listeners know, we are dubious, to put it mildly, about financial analysts and journalists, especially when they issue predictions. The ide...

Wall Street Washed in April Showers: Is a May Flower Rally Coming?

William Walsh
The question, the most important question on the minds of traders and investors is this: Do April showers bring May flowers? Because to mix a metaphor...

The Ministry of Truth: Unveiling the Real Reasons Behind the Stock Market Sell-Off

William Walsh
Many commentators are explaining away the recent downdraft in stocks by pointing to geopolitical events in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Cle...

Fed Rate Cuts in 2024? Don't Hold Your Breath, But Here's What To Watch Now

William Walsh
The Producer Price Index complex, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, came in a tick better than expected Thursday morning. More on that ...

Fed Rate Cuts on Hold? The Financial Animal Says We Told You So!

William Walsh
Sometimes, we think that the best job for us would have been as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. It seems to us that all these guys...

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