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Arguably the most anticipated IPO ever debuts today. We pulled the 20 most-hyped IPOs since 1995 and measured 1st print returns. Avg 18.9% / Median -15.6% (most live the median experience). The gap between IPO pricing and 1st trade is 39% (It's a "Hype tax") $SPCX
The Recession Signals Are All Wrong
on TCAF 245, @michaelbatnick is joined by @IrvingSwisher and Neil Dutta of @RenMacLLC to discuss:
- The AI investment boom
- The state of the labor market
- Inflation risks
- Consumer spending
- Fed policy
- Market breadth
- Whether this cycle is as unusual as it feels
and much more!🔥👇💸
The Atlanta Fed’s Wage Growth Tracker edged down to 3.5% in May from 3.6% the prior month. For those not changing jobs, the Tracker declined to 3.3% in May from 3.6% in April, while the Tracker for those changing jobs edged down to 3.7% in May from 3.8% in April. atlfed.org/4gd0PmL
There was quite a bit of heat from the May PPI data. Translating details of CPI and PPI, we estimate that core PCE will climb 0.33 percent in May. We’re looking at another month of core PCE inflation running at 4.0 percent SAAR. Not good.
$SPX breadth has expanded w/ % of issues above 20-day back to 63% as beta unwinds. Tops are historically narrowing events, this is expanding w/ higher real-yields driving attribution.
Existing-home sales in the US accelerated to their fastest pace of the year in May, providing a dose of optimism after a tepid start of the spring selling season. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
SURVEY OF CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS
May 2026
The mean perceived probability of finding a job if one’s current job was lost decreased by 2.3 ppts to 43.7%, the lowest reading since December 2025.
#NYFedCMDnewyorkfed.org/microeconomic…
We put the most weight on NFP, but are surprised at how strong employment has been despite poor survey measures of activity. Today's New York Fed SCE for May shows ongoing difficulty with job finding and increased probabilities of losing a job over the next year.