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In our latest update, we're excited to report a surge in optimism with the NDR Daily Commodity Sentiment Model reaching its highest level since March 2016. Last month, we observed a return to...
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Chart of the Week | Housing Starts Rebound; Builder Confidence Improves Housing starts rebounded 10.7% in February, exceeding consensus estimates and reversing most of January’s weather-related...
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"Since the middle of the last decade, the push towards a carbon free energy sector, has gained momentum due to a series of factors which combined will influence and alter the way the world produces,...
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Major benchmark indices are off to a strong start in 2024. From their October lows the S&P, Dow Industrials, and NASDAQ are all up 19%+ to all-time highs. But investors remain concerned that most of...
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"Despite these differences in policy approach, neither Trump or Biden seem interested in reducing the budget deficit. That should result in a higher term premium and higher interest rates, which...
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Last Tuesday’s CPI report shifted consensus for the first rate cut into H2, and for two fewer cuts over the next year. The change came after a series of strong economic reports began eliminating the...
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Fed easing is a matter of timing and NDR’s historical studies show yields have always declined in the 3-months before the first rate cut. But most clients take a more holistic view, whether it be a...
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The 20% rally off the October lows has pushed already elevated traditional valuation metrics even higher. The S&P 500 Index is trading at 22.8 times trailing operating earnings, the highest since...
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NDR’s S&P 500 vs. Daily Trading Sentiment Composite that we know as ‘DAVIS265’
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We picked up an interesting factoid from our strategists this morning - U.S. stocks have never rallied more than 11% in the three months leading up to the first FED rate cut. But after the rate cut,...