Charts & Chat - February 18, 2024
Eric Boyce • February 18, 2024
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. review of the most recent inflation report and what it means for interest rates 2. analysis of the retail sales data - don't get too focused on the monthly data; watch for more systemic trends 3. manufacturing remains in a soft patch - positive implications from productivity and spending in the next cycle could be strong 4. small business remains guarded - healthy stance 5. equity opportunity in dividend paying stocks and in international

By Eric Boyce
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October 19, 2026
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. current estimates for AI/tech capital spending, and what are the risks 2. the K-shaped economy visualized, the residential real estate market in the doldrums 3. inflation edging higher, complicated Fed decisions; flat CEO confidents and rising producer prices 4. contribution to equity market reruns, multiple compression, concentration risk, and risk of rising correlations to bond returns given higher interest rates 5. don't be scared of market highs, though, and 5th year bull market expansion returns are generally pretty good. 6. decomposition of yield changes, bond market selloff





