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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

Optimism is rising for two main reasons: The U.S. economy and markets are going to continue to improve because Trump’s pro-growth, America-First administrative agenda – which will include tax cuts, deregulation, decreased trade deficits, and, most importantly, reduced government spending – promises to be extremely effective. Investors know it. Confidence has skyrocketed on the part of corporate executives, small businesses, households, students, and… even farmers.

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The “peak Fed funds narrative” is all the rage… risks have not disappeared, just conveniently ignored.

The “peak Fed funds narrative” is all the rage. The risk rally off the October 27th lows completely overwhelmed the negative market inputs of persistent inflation, excessive indebtedness, deficit spending, weak political leadership, and increased fiscal and monetary stimulus.

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“Just close the f**king door!” said Fed Chairman Powell after being interrupted…

“Just close the f**king door!” said Fed Chairman Powell after being interrupted by a protestor as he was delivering his latest Policy speech. That line attracted more attention than his comments, which suggested that more hiking may be needed to bring down inflation. Stocks ignored the restrictive bits and determined Powell was cool. The S&P 500 closed at its highest level since September 20th!

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“Just close the F**king Door” — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

“Just close the f**king door!” said Fed Chairman Powell after being interrupted by a protestor as he was delivering his latest Policy speech. That line attracted more attention than his comments which suggested that more hiking may be needed to bring down inflation. Stocks ignored the restrictive bits and determined Powell was cool. The S&P 500 closed at its highest level since September 20th!

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