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Gold vs. Fed Funds Futures Chart showing the current divergence between gold and the implied Fed funds rate. Image: Longview Economics

Vanguard and U.S. Mutual Funds Is Vanguard getting too big as a firm? What about its impact on corporate America? Image: Financial Times

Fed Funds Rate – Target Probabilities at the Fed’s FOMC Jan. 29 Meeting Traders see a 10% probability of a 25-bps rate hike at the Fed’s FOMC January 29 meeting. Image: CME Group

Expected Fed Funds Rate Fed funds futures for January 2021 imply an expected rate of 1.33%. Click the Image to Enlarge

Fed Funds Rate Expectations Muted inflation and moderation in job growth could support a Fed rate cut in June. Image: Oxford Economics

Weekly Net Flows into Bond Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Bond funds posted record inflows as the Iranian crisis intensified. Image: Financial Times

The Rise of Passive Investing – Index Funds and ETFs Passive investments continue to grow. Index funds smash through the $10tn-in-assets mark. Image: Financial Times

Passive Equity and Bond Funds vs. Active Equity and Bond Funds The popularity of passive investing through ETFs and index mutual funds has grown significantly since 2010. Image: Financial Times

Fed Funds vs. Private Sector Wage Growth The last three U.S. economic expansions ended with the Federal Reserve hiking to curb wage growth, but not this time. That’s quite bullish. Image: BofA Global Research

Wage Growth vs. Fed Funds Target Rate and S&P 500 High wage growth and accomodative monetary policy suggest a return to the sweet spot for the S&P 500. Image: Topdown Charts