News, insights and thought leadership from the City Different team.
"Nuclear is wonderful as one of the sources of energy, one of the sources of sustainable energy.” —Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang The global nuclear renaissance is gaining steam. Our readers have seen our...
Selling a business is a life-changing event — whether that change is financial via a large exit, a lifestyle change to enter retirement, etc. But the process of selling your hard-built business can...
Much as truly active equity investing can result in greater returns for investors (even net of fees), so too can active management of fixed income securities. We’re big believers in the power of...
WEEK ENDING 7/21/2023 Highlights of the week: A quiet week for the markets awaiting Fed’s July rate decision and the latest inflation read. You cannot make this stuff up! MTG with Hunter Biden nudes,...
WEEK ENDING 7/14/2023 Highlights of the week: Is inflation on the run? Why are consumers more confident? “Thank you for your service.”
WEEK ENDING 7/7/2023 Highlights of the week: We celebrated the 4th of July last week, but the real fireworks were on the 6th. Money funds are seeing all the love. Members in the House are fighting...
WEEK ENDING 6/23/2023 Highlights of the week: A short-lived revolt in Russia over the weekend could cause even more market volatility. As the world gets scarier, remember that fear is never a good...
WEEK ENDING 6/9/2023 Highlights of the week: Market expects a temporary pause from the Fed this Wednesday. What’s the status of the recession?
WEEK ENDING 6/2/2023 Highlights of the week: We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. Yay! The United States did not default on its debt. But we had to endure an ugly kabuki dance to get...
WEEK ENDING 5/19/2023 Highlights of the week: Soft landing still a possibility. June rate hike slowly being put back on the table. Is it a good time to buy bonds?
WEEK ENDING 5/12/2023 Highlights of the week: Cash flow into money market funds continues. Know what’s in your money market fund. Latest data shows inflation moderating but still a long way off the...
WEEK ENDING 5/5/2023 Highlights of the week: Fed hikes rates by 25 bases points as expected—Powell leaves the door open for June pause. On Friday, non-farm payroll rose by 253,000. What does a brief...
WEEK ENDING 4/28/2023 Highlights of the week: First Republic Bank is circling the bowl. Inflation is sticky! Unemployment is rising! Growth is slowing! Are stagflation risks increasing?
WEEK ENDING 4/21/2023 Highlights of the week: Is this the start of a credit crunch? Health of corporate credits is deteriorating. US economy is stalling, but not yet in a recession.
WEEK ENDING 4/14/2023 Highlights of the week: “Sticky prices” show no improvement in latest consumer price index. Another 25 basis points priced in for Fed’s May meeting. But what after that? Yield...
