VRA Investment Update: Shades of 12/2018. End The Fed. Stock Traders Almanac; Seasonally Bullish.

VRA Investment Update: Shades of 12/2018. End The Fed. Stock Traders Almanac; Seasonally Bullish.

J Powell came heavy Wednesday, raising rates as expected by .50%, but hawkish without question, targeting a peak rate of 5.1%. While the Fed broadly likes what they see regarding inflationary trends, their big concern is employment, specifically wage pressure/inflation. This is what has the equity markets concerned…will the Fed break something again…this time the jobs market.

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VRA Investment Update: WAR Tonight. Our Psychotic Fed. Real Fear Leading to Great Buying Opp.

VRA Investment Update: WAR Tonight. Our Psychotic Fed. Real Fear Leading to Great Buying Opp.

Good Thursday morning all. I’ll be on with our great friend Wayne Allyn Root tonight on the Wayne Root Show at 8:30 PM EST. Listen in on USARadio.com or via Wayne’s site; RootForAmerica.com. We’ll be talking about this (bear) market and the soon to be extreme oversold conditions…

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VRA Investment Update: Second Quarter GDP Recession Confirmed

VRA Investment Update: Second Quarter GDP Recession Confirmed

Good Thursday morning all, Q2 GDP — Recession in the US Second quarter GDP just came in at a negative .9%, meaning back to back negative quarters and the technical definition of a recession. First, I owe Wayne Root a Las Vegas dinner.

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VRA Investment Update: Q2; JP Morgan Misses, Taiwan Semi Beats. Team Lockstep. "Quite Frankly" Interview.

Good Thursday afternoon all. Yesterday's recovery move higher, on the backs of that horrendous CPI report, was intriguing. Yes, each index finished lower but “well” off of their lows as the semis actually finished up nearly 1% with internals that were only slightly negative.

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