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CPI print – we are not worried yet…comparing against 1st month of pandemic pricing…capacity constraints, logistics, reopening categories and OIL driving increases

  • Continue to believe inflationary pressures are transitory, not structural
  • Government policies not helping – lower wage individuals collecting unemployment benefits in excess of hourly wage
  • Fed on hold until approach Trump administration peak employment…will they continue? We believe so.
  • 30 year bond reacting only marginally, TIPS flat…inflation already priced in.
  • Fed continues to believe inflation transitory, will its hand be forced? No.

 

 

Energy and other recovery sectors continue to lead while technology and other interest rate sensitive sectors lag

  • Current narrative on inflation impacting high valuation stocks could be with us for a few months as resolve structural vs. transitory inflation debate
  • Who has more pricing power over longer term, AAPL or PG? We believe AAPL.
  • Who has more exposure to margin compression over near term, technology or staples? We believe staples.

 

 

Growth stocks walloped past few days…earnings have beaten consensus by a wide margin and analysts likely raise forecasts higher for ’21 and ’22…

  • Vaccine will result in big near term growth numbers, but temporary…’21 could see 5-7%, ’22 still good into mid term election…
  • Politics playing a role in how growth will be managed by Biden admin
  • Vaccine has been fuel for reopening trade and economic growth projections….distribution now slowing down
  • Where will economic growth be post fiscal/monetary stimulus? Secular growth names will have their day again vs. stimulus induced growth