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Darius Dale recently joined Cheryl Casone on Fox Business to discuss the state of earnings, energy markets, and Fed policy heading into the year-end. Despite short-term volatility, we continue to view our six-month-old Paradigm C theme as supportive of one of the most constructive investment backdrops in years.

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

1) Corporate Earnings Continue to Defy Bears

Darius noted that despite Tesla’s miss, this is “the best earnings season we’ve seen since Q2 of 2021,” with roughly 85% of S&P 500 companies beating earnings and sales growth accelerating. He emphasized that these results confirm the ongoing resilience of the U.S. economy and the…

Darius Dale recently joined our friend Maggie Lake on Maggie Lake Talking Markets for a timely discussion surrounding the Federal Reserve’s recent 25 basis point rate cut and the structural regime change underway at the institution. He highlighted the Fed’s reluctance to firmly commit to their arbitrary 2% inflation target, suggesting a shift toward prioritizing maximum employment over price stability to ease the distributional burden of fiscal dominance upon the US economy.

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

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1) The Fed’s Arbitrary 2% Inflation Target is Fading in Practice

Darius noted how Powell would not plant a flag on the…

Darius Dale recently joined Samantha Vadas on Schwab Network to break down the fifth major policy mistake of the Powell Fed dating back to 2018 (e.g., “too late” to stop tightening in 2018, “too late” to ease in 2020, “too late” to start tightening in 2021, asleep at the bank supervision wheel in 2023). During the interview, Darius explains why the Fed is not as data dependent as it claims to be, how tariffs are not inflationary, and why rate cuts are long overdue.   

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

1) The Fed is Not as Data Dependent as They Claim To Be

Darius challenges the narrative that The Fed operates purely as a data dependent institution.  If the Fed…