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Consumer Spending Ignores Inverted Yield Curve

Inflation stays hot, and consumer spending rose. Where's the recession the inverted yield curve seems to be predicting? Annex Wealth Management's Dave Spano and Derek Felske discuss.

All that data

The retail spending report yesterday was strong. Today, PPI came in higher. So were initial jobless claims. This isn’t data the Fed wanted to see.

Streaming overtakes traditional TV

Traditional TV’s daily average is just under 3 hours. Streaming is expected to jump to 3 hours and 11 minutes. Not a huge margin—but a symbolic passing of the torch.

CPI…still too hot

The Fed has a dual mandate. Maximum employment and price stability. It is 1 for 2 there. But the labor market continues to be incredibly tight and isn’t helping by producing broader inflationary pressure.

Super Bowl, Rhianna, and why China is still important.

Dan and Dave chat about Rhianna's Super Bowl show, a couple of interesting commercials within the broadcast, and why China still matters despite sending balloons over North America.

Financial conditions have eased…for now.

Financial conditions have changed for now, but the inverted yield curve shows up twice: as a weakness and a threat. Fixed income continues to be very attractive.
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New Economic Data & Bulls Vs. Bears

The yield curve is the most inverted it’s been since the 1980s, which historically suggests a recession is imminent. Annex Wealth Management's Dave Spano and Derek Felske discuss why that may not be the case – and talk bull vs. bear perspectives.

The age of chatbots is here

The newest shiny objects in the tech world are any kind of artificial intelligence or AI chatbots. ChatGPT is the current darling with over 100 million users during January. Partnered with Microsoft which is pouring in $10 billion—it caused a Red Alert over at Google.

Crypto sits out this year’s Big Game

Last year—one category stood out. Cryptocurrency. We saw spots from Coinbase, eToro, Crypto.com, and the star of the show, FTX. Fast forward to Sunday. Not one crypto ad. Zero. Zilch.

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