Look Ahead Archive
5-28-25: The Press (and Investors) No Longer Fear Tariffs, But the Fed Still Does
by Louis Navellier May 28, 2025 It seems like the negative media criticism of the Trump tariff strategy has largely ended. As the year has progressed, the financial media’s initial hissy-fit over [...]
5-20-25: Inflation is Low and Falling – Despite What the Fed Says or Does
by Louis Navellier May 20, 2025 Last Tuesday, the Labor Department announced that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by just 0.2% in April, which was below the economists’ consensus estimate of [...]
5-13-25: Imports “Dumped” in America Cause Price Cuts, Not Inflation
by Louis Navellier May 13, 2025 While the Fed and some nervous investors fear inflation from temporarily high-tariffs, the truth of the matter is that after a 41.3% surge in imports in [...]
5-6-25: Friday’s Jobs Report Doesn’t Give the Fed a “Pass” on Cutting Rates
by Louis Navellier May 6, 2025 Last Friday, the Labor Department announced that 177,000-payroll jobs were created in April, much more than the economists’ consensus estimate of 133,000 – and the market [...]
4-29-25: Tariffs Are Melting Away, But China Remains Stubborn
by Louis Navellier April 29, 2025 Last week, Japan was negotiating with the Trump Administration, and this week may be South Korea’s turn. Regarding China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a closed-door JP Morgan [...]
4-22-25: China and America Could Reach a Trade Compromise
by Louis Navellier April 22, 2025 China is turning up the pressure on the U.S in the tariff war between the world’s two superpowers. First, China banned all rare earth exports to [...]
4-15-25: Our Trade War is Now Only with China, Not the Whole World
by Louis Navellier April 15, 2025 On Wednesday, President Trump increased tariffs to a crippling 145% on China, and announced a 90-day suspension of reciprocal tariffs on most other nations. The baseline [...]
4-8-25: Friday’s Jobs Report Was Bullish – On an Ultra-Bearish Market Day
by Louis Navellier April 8, 2025 While the tariff announcements grabbed all the headlines, ADP reported on Wednesday that 155,000 private sector jobs were created in March – much higher than the [...]
4-1-25: Trade Talks Escalate as “Liberation Day” Approaches
by Louis Navellier April 1, 2025 In North America, cooler heads seem to be prevailing, with new trade agreements anticipated with both Canada and Mexico as “Liberation Day” (April 2nd) approaches. The [...]
3-25-25: The “Dot Plot Thickens” at the Latest FOMC Meeting
by Louis Navellier March 25, 2025 The big news last week was that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement and an updated “dot plot” showed that the Fed voting members signaled [...]
3-18-25: Inflation Remains Flat, Despite Tariff Threats
by Louis Navellier March 18, 2025 Last Wednesday, the Labor Department announced that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in February and 2.8% in the past 12 months. Economists were expecting [...]
3-11-25: Most of the Trump Tariffs Will Not Be Inflationary or Permanent
by Louis Navellier March 11, 2025 The Commerce Department announced last Thursday that the U.S. trade deficit surged 34% in January to $131.4-million, the largest monthly increase ever recorded – ever since [...]