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After the 2008 and 2009 crash I looked for sources who had recommended getting out of the market in 2007 and 2008 but who had then turned bullish in February or March of 2009. While there were lots of people warning of impending doom in 2007 and 2008, they were still warning of impending doom in 2009 and 2010. And while many were bullish in the Spring of 2009, they were bullish all through the crash as well. After my extensive research (I spent well over 150 hours retrieving and reading available publications) I found only three who met my criteria for roughly “getting it right”: Jeffrey Gundlach, Ned Davis, and Jim Welsh. Jim does a great job of blending fundamental and technical analysis and communicating in a way I can understand. He is able to read the Fed minutes and identify gaps between what the Fed is saying and how it is being interpreted by the market.

- Dave B., Independent advisor Large National Wealth Management Firm

Jim Welsh has published a monthly investment letter since 1985 that focuses on Federal Reserve monetary policy, the economy, and the financial markets. He has managed a mutual fund, worked for major wire-houses, and has been widely published in financial media. Jim was Forward Funds' ($5.5 billion) Macro Tactical strategist for a number of years, and provides high quality economic and technical market analysis for advisors and investors as a guide to portfolio allocation and tactical portfolio changes.

Welsh's Macro Tides models identify trend changes in the domestic & international equity markets, fixed income, currency (USD & Euro) and Gold markets. The Macro Tides models place a heavy focus on Monetary Policy, traditional Economic Indicators, including Welsh's proprietary Major Trend Indicator, and selected Sentiment Indicators to create trade recommendations.

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Inflection Points

By the end of July a number of markets were at inflection points. The Dollar was on the cusp of a big rally. Treasury yields were trending higher. The S&P 500 peaked on July 27 and then declined by more than 7%. Gold was in a down trend.

In the July 24 Weekly Technical Review I told subscribers to expect:

  1. A -5% to -7% decline in the S&P 500
  2. A rally of at least 4% in the Dollar
  3. The trend in Treasury yields was up
  4. Gold was expected to drop to $1822

Read the July 24, 2023
Weekly Technical Review

Jim Welsh in the Media

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Wall Street was expecting an increase of 150,000 jobs for September but was surprised when the actual number came in at 254,000. Other aspects of the report were positive as the Unemployment Rate dipped from 4.2% to 4.1% and, for the first time this year, the previous two months were revised up...

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Regulatory Growth Throttle

In coming months the pace and size of rate cuts will be totaling dependent on future economic data. In his post FOMC press conference Chair Powell made this point clearly. “In considering additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the...

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Powell: Rate Cuts Will Be Measured

Although I was surprised that the FOMC lowered the Funds rate by 0.50% at the September 18 meeting, I didn’t think another 0.50% cut would happen at the November 7 or December 18 meetings as noted in the September 23 WTR. “ The FOMC voted to lower the Funds rate by 0.50% at the September...

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FOMC – More Now, Less Later

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Summary of Economic Projections

William Dudley served as president of the New York Federal Reserve from January 27, 2009 until June 17, 2018. The president of the New York Fed gets to vote at every FOMC meeting while the other 11 district presidents rotate with 4 voting for one year. As such the New York Fed President is...

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Economic Slowing Outweighs Rate Cuts

In July the labor market softened notably with job growth falling to 114,000 from 179,000 and the Unemployment Rate jumping from 4.1% to 4.3%. My guess was that the labor market would show some improvement in August as noted last week. “ I think the larger risk is that the Unemployment Rate...

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Employment Report on Friday

Chair Powell and members of the FOMC aren’t as unnerved by the increase in the Unemployment Rate from 3.4% in April 2023 to 4.3% in July, since it wasn’t due to a large increase in layoffs. As noted in the August 5 WTR, Chair Powell knows that some of the increase in the Unemployment Rate from...

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The Path of Monetary Policy

The Path of Monetary Policy

Travel is the embodiment of discretionary spending and it provides a reflection of how people feel about their personal finances and the economy. In 2019 (pink line) 2,500,000 people were traveling leading up...

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Chair Powell Confirms the Obvious

Since 1998 the S&P 500 has moved by more than 1.0% in the week after the Jackson Hole speech by the Chair Person of the Federal Reserve. In 2024 the S&P 500 rallied by 1.28% to 5641.82 after Chair Powell’s speech before closing with a gain of 0.96%. The 1.0% move on Friday by the S&...

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All Eyes on Jackson Hole

Since 1981 the Federal Reserve of Kansas City has hosted the annual confab for central bankers at Jackson Hole Wyoming. Members of the Federal Reserve will be joined by leaders of the European Central Bank, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan. This year’s topic is “ Reassessing the Effectiveness...

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