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Darius Dale recently joined Adam Taggart on Thoughtful Money to explain why investors may be misreading the current macro environment. While the S&P 500 has moved sideways in recent months, Darius argued this is not a topping process. Instead, markets are likely experiencing choppy rotation due to a historic degree of crowded bullish positioning and he convergence in profitability and valuations across sectors, industries, and geographies due to AI-led productivity gains.

If you missed the discussion, here are three key takeaways that likely have huge implications for your portfolio:

1) What Looks Like a Market Top Is Likely Just Rotation

42 Macro’s market regime nowcasting signals still point to a risk-on Goldilocks environment, with growth, monetary…

Darius joined our friends Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on Bloomberg: The Close to break down what he called one of the most historic Fed decisions of our lifetimes. In a single press conference, the Fed signaled renewed balance-sheet expansion and a revised reaction function that is increasingly geared toward supporting asset markets in lieu of combatting above-target inflation.

If you missed the discussion, here are three key takeaways that likely have huge implications for your portfolio:

1) The Fed Has Entered a New Monetary Policy Regime

The FOMC effectively acknowledged that the financial system now requires ongoing balance sheet expansion to counter the stress in the repo market from bloated public sector borrowing — an outcome we have been…