Posts Tagged ‘Jackson Hole’
Crude Rally Boxes Fed Into A Corner & China PMI Weakest Since 2012
This weekend’s Jackson Hole speeches, and subsequent commentary, outlined the guideposts for a Fed rate hike, potentially in September. The explosion in crude, if it holds for two more weeks, will pressure the Fed to hike. The Fed clearly highlighted the USD, employment, and oil, as drivers of inflation. The fast 10-point in rally in oil, from sub-$40,…
Read MoreStanley Fischer’s Jackson Hole Speech: Fed Determined to Lift-Off
Stanley Fischer delivered a critical speech this weekend at the Jackson Hole, Economic Symposium, outlining the Fed’s forward looking view on inflation and the potential for a lessening of factors that dampen inflation. This speech signals the Fed is staying the course and determined for rate hike lift-off on the advertised time-table. CJF interprets this…
Read MoreBen Bernanke’s Jackson Hole Speech: A Step In The Right Direction
I just read Ben Bernanke’s speech at Jackson Hole, and think it is one of the better speeches he has done in some time. I read some acknowledgement that there is little more the Fed can actually do to improve the US economy. This is of course true. Bernanke realizes he can only create an…
Read MoreBernanke’s Jackson Hole Speech: Market Could Close at 1,100 or 1,200 Today
The market remains destabilized which is quantified by the VIX index stubbornly remaining in the 40 vicinity. As long as the VIX remains in the 30-40 range investor should expect to see 2-3% moves both up and down in the market from these levels. I believe that the propensity for violent up moves is as…
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