Powell Sticks With Taper As NASDAQ Bleeds!
Yale Bock | Dec 05, 2021 02:32AM ET
Many years ago, I was asked to consult with a couple of venture capital partners. Essentially, those two individuals decided it would be worth their time to extract as much information as possible about asset management as they could. My time was not valuable to them, and ultimately, their supposed partnership turned to dust.
Another skeptic of the venture industry was the founder of a company whose entity wound up being sold for a billion dollars. His experience was similar to mine because those he encountered strung him along and his time (money) was wasted.
The moral of the stories is one should be very wary of the venture capital industry. You probably could say the same thing about a lot of leaders and professions these days. Taking advantage of others without just compensation is prevalent all throughout society. It is for good reason one should be very careful about who you decide to work with, or not.
Over the last month, many high profile NASDAQ companies have lost a tremendous amount of value. Much of the decline has taken place over the last two weeks as investors are starting to believe Fed Chairman Powell will be more aggressive about fighting inflation than previously thought.
It certainly would be understandable to question Powell’s commitment to a more hawkish posture. For over a decade, investors have seen the last three Fed heads keep interest rates at historically low levels. With markets up 20 percent in 2021 after having a great run for a long period, it certainly would make sense that Jerome isn’t going to be in any hurry to rock the boat. His hand may be forced by accelerating inflation, and this is what is bothering investors.
In the markets last week, the November jobs report badly missed estimates with 210k jobs created versus the estimate of 550k. More cases of the Omicron variant spread across the globe as investors remain jittery over the near term effect. DocuSign (NASDAQ:DOCU) and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) missed estimates with the former really taking it on the chin, losing over 40% of its value on Friday.
In the oil market, OPEC countries decided to continue with a production boost as jumbled Joe needs their help to contain energy prices. Mr. Biden also faces the prospect of potentially more aggressive adversaries in China and Russia. China buzzed Taiwan with a much larger air force presence and Vlad decided to build up force levels on the Ukraine border.
Things aren’t going swimmingly here in the United States as Mr. Biden’s approval rating rests in the 35-40% range. Imagine what it would be if the stock market weren’t up 20%, eh? Don’t think Jerome isn’t aware of this fact, either.
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