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Scrap the dotplot and forward guidance. I... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/things-kevin-warsh-needs-to-know) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/dfb16314-6fb6-4fd8-877a-1035dd613e98_480x480.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/sorry-kevin.-fun-fact-the-fed-cant-print-oil) #### [Sorry, Kevin. Fun Fact: The Fed Can't Print Oil.](https://safanad.com/news/sorry-kevin.-fun-fact-the-fed-cant-print-oil) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Tough first day at work. April inflation 4%. Growth fading. The FOMC meets in 3 weeks. Politicizing ... 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[READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-education-platform-global-school-management-expands-gcc-portfolio-with-launch-of-super-premium-british-school-on-qetaifan-island-qatar) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/April-inflation.png)](https://safanad.com/news/corrected-april-inflation-1.9) #### [Corrected April Inflation 1.9%](https://safanad.com/news/corrected-april-inflation-1.9) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Corrected April inflation – CPI 1.9%, Core CPI 2.2%–is already at the Fed’s target. Next week’s PCE ... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/corrected-april-inflation-1.9) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/not-stagflation.png)](https://safanad.com/news/this-is-not-stagflation) #### [This is Not Stagflation](https://safanad.com/news/this-is-not-stagflation) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) In Which: Dr. John Tells You to Ignore the stagflation hysteria. Last week’s inflation reports were ... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/this-is-not-stagflation) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/inflation-image-1.png)](https://safanad.com/news/the-right-way-to-measure-inflation-and-real-interest-rates) #### [The Right Way to Measure Inflation and Real Interest Rates](https://safanad.com/news/the-right-way-to-measure-inflation-and-real-interest-rates) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) In which Dr. John advises you to skip FOMC meetings but show up for earnings calls, suggests that as... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/the-right-way-to-measure-inflation-and-real-interest-rates) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Stories_from_the_Road.png)](https://safanad.com/news/stories-from-the-road) #### [Stories from the Road](https://safanad.com/news/stories-from-the-road) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Chapter 1: In Which Dr. John Tries to Save the World by Trading Corn for Nukes and Fails—Again. [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/stories-from-the-road) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Group-1000007704.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/forget-the-fed.-intrinsic-value-intrinsic-risk) #### [Forget the Fed. Intrinsic Value, Intrinsic Risk](https://safanad.com/news/forget-the-fed.-intrinsic-value-intrinsic-risk) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/forget-the-fed.-intrinsic-value-intrinsic-risk) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/blog-image-1.png)](https://safanad.com/news/goodbye-inflation.-hello-tribal-conflict) #### [Goodbye Inflation. Hello Tribal Conflict](https://safanad.com/news/goodbye-inflation.-hello-tribal-conflict) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: The headlines blasting the “hot” December CPI report were badly mistaken. After removing th... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/goodbye-inflation.-hello-tribal-conflict) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/50th-Street.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/mag-partners-and-safanad-form-joint-venture-with-global-holdings-to-capitalize-200m-development-at-300-e.-50th-street) #### [MAG Partners and Safanad form joint venture with global holdings to capitalize $200m development at 300 e. 50th street](https://safanad.com/news/mag-partners-and-safanad-form-joint-venture-with-global-holdings-to-capitalize-200m-development-at-300-e.-50th-street) [News](https://safanad.com/news/author/news) JV secures $95M construction financing from Bank OZK for luxury 23-story residential tower set to op... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/mag-partners-and-safanad-form-joint-venture-with-global-holdings-to-capitalize-200m-development-at-300-e.-50th-street) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Corrected-October-Inflation.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/corrected-october-inflation-1.5) #### [Corrected October Inflation 1.5%](https://safanad.com/news/corrected-october-inflation-1.5) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: A string of October inflation reports confirms that inflation has come down much faster tha... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/corrected-october-inflation-1.5) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Safanad-Education-Platform-Global-School.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-education-platform-global-school-management-expands-gcc-portfolio-with-acquisition-of-the-crown-private-school) #### [Safanad Education Platform Global School Management Expands GCC Portfolio with Acquisition of the Crown Private School](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-education-platform-global-school-management-expands-gcc-portfolio-with-acquisition-of-the-crown-private-school) [News](https://safanad.com/news/author/news) Global School Management (GSM) announces the acquisition of Crown Private School in Ajman, UAE Acqui... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-education-platform-global-school-management-expands-gcc-portfolio-with-acquisition-of-the-crown-private-school) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Xi-Meetings.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-fast-money.-the-biden/xi-meetings) #### [CNBC Fast Money. The Biden/Xi Meetings.](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-fast-money.-the-biden/xi-meetings) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Today, I had the opportunity to talk with CNBC Fast Money anchor Melissa Lee about what we ... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-fast-money.-the-biden/xi-meetings) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/geopolitical-crisis.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/fed-will-be-forced-to-lower-rates-end-qt) #### [Fed Will Be Forced to Lower Rates, End QT](https://safanad.com/news/fed-will-be-forced-to-lower-rates-end-qt) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: The headlines are dominated by geopolitical crises and human tragedy—Russia/Ukraine, Israel... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/fed-will-be-forced-to-lower-rates-end-qt) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/safand-1.png)](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-expands-leadership-team-with-three-new-partners-launches-safanad-ksa-with-plans-to-deploy-us3b-into-ksa-over-five-years) #### [Safanad Expands Leadership Team with Three New Partners, Launches Safanad KSA with Plans to Deploy US$3B+ into KSA over Five Years](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-expands-leadership-team-with-three-new-partners-launches-safanad-ksa-with-plans-to-deploy-us3b-into-ksa-over-five-years) [News](https://safanad.com/news/author/news) Safanad announces expansion with three new Senior Partners: Saleh Romeih, Faisal Rehman, and Christo... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-expands-leadership-team-with-three-new-partners-launches-safanad-ksa-with-plans-to-deploy-us3b-into-ksa-over-five-years) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/safand.png)](https://safanad.com/news/mag-partners-penn-south-safanad-and-partners-break-ground-on-new-mixed-income-residential-building-in-chelsea) #### [MAG Partners, Penn South, Safanad, and Partners Break Ground on New Mixed-Income Residential Building in Chelsea](https://safanad.com/news/mag-partners-penn-south-safanad-and-partners-break-ground-on-new-mixed-income-residential-building-in-chelsea) [News](https://safanad.com/news/author/news) Development will include 30% affordable units and 23,000-s.f. Lidl supermarket [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/mag-partners-penn-south-safanad-and-partners-break-ground-on-new-mixed-income-residential-building-in-chelsea) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/MoneyShow-Investor-Keynote.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/moneyshow-investor-keynote) #### [MoneyShow Investor Keynote](https://safanad.com/news/moneyshow-investor-keynote) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) NOTE TO READERS: Stock and bond markets were spooked by the August CPI report (+0.6% for August, +3.... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/moneyshow-investor-keynote) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Geek-Think-Housing-Boom.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/geek-think-housing-boom-phase-diagrams) #### [Geek Think: Housing Boom Phase Diagrams](https://safanad.com/news/geek-think-housing-boom-phase-diagrams) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Warning, this article may only be interesting to serious geeks. If you are not a geek, the DELETE bu... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/geek-think-housing-boom-phase-diagrams) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Bond-Prices-and-Interest-Rates.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/bond-prices-and-interest-rates) #### [Bond Prices and Interest Rates](https://safanad.com/news/bond-prices-and-interest-rates) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Yesterday, I posted a piece about inflation expectations and Treasury yields. I ended with a warning... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/bond-prices-and-interest-rates) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Understanding-Budget-Deficits-and-Interest-Rates.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/understanding-budget-deficits-and-interest-rates) #### [Understanding Budget Deficits and Interest Rates](https://safanad.com/news/understanding-budget-deficits-and-interest-rates) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Note: When I wrote this explanation of budget deficits and interest rates in 2007 as a chapter of my... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/understanding-budget-deficits-and-interest-rates) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Frozen-Residential-Property-Market.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/frozen-residential-property-market-wont-thaw-until-rates-come-down) #### [Frozen Residential Property Market Won’t Thaw Until Rates Come Down](https://safanad.com/news/frozen-residential-property-market-wont-thaw-until-rates-come-down) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Yesterday, I posted a piece arguing the Fed rate hike was a mistake and inflation and rates... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/frozen-residential-property-market-wont-thaw-until-rates-come-down) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/The-Fed-Story-is-Over.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/the-fed-story-is-over) #### [The Fed Story is Over](https://safanad.com/news/the-fed-story-is-over) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: The Fed raised rates again for the 11th time in the past 16 months—I believe for the last t... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/the-fed-story-is-over) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/How-to-Understand-Economic-and-Financial.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/how-to-understand-economic-and-financial-crises-using-the-tools-from-far-from-equilibrium-physics) #### [How to Understand Economic and Financial Crises Using the Tools from Far-From-Equilibrium Physics](https://safanad.com/news/how-to-understand-economic-and-financial-crises-using-the-tools-from-far-from-equilibrium-physics) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: I believe the key to managing financial crises is to understand the how systems behave when... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/how-to-understand-economic-and-financial-crises-using-the-tools-from-far-from-equilibrium-physics) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/CNBC-Fast-Money-Why-Did-Yellen-Go-ToBeijing.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-fast-money.-why-did-yellen-go-to-beijing) #### [CNBC Fast Money. Why Did Yellen Go To Beijing?](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-fast-money.-why-did-yellen-go-to-beijing) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: I spoke with CNBC Fast Money anchor Melissa Lee today about what Treasury Secretary Janet Y... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-fast-money.-why-did-yellen-go-to-beijing) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Investing-in-a-Geopolitical-Earthquake.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/investing-in-a-geopolitical-earthquake) #### [Investing in a Geopolitical Earthquake](https://safanad.com/news/investing-in-a-geopolitical-earthquake) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: You can’t blame pandemic-fatigued investors for being scared when we learned there was a co... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/investing-in-a-geopolitical-earthquake) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Frame.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/interest-rates-have-peaked) #### [Interest Rates Have Peaked](https://safanad.com/news/interest-rates-have-peaked) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Forget Powell’s tough talk at last week’s FOMC press conference. Interest rates are heading... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/interest-rates-have-peaked) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/CNBC-Power-Lunch.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-power-lunch-may-17-2023) #### [CNBC Power Lunch May 17, 2023](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-power-lunch-may-17-2023) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: I spoke with anchors Tyler Mathison and Kelly Evans along with CFR’s David Sacks to evaluat... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-power-lunch-may-17-2023) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Group-1000005185.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/bad-data-the-case-of-the-consumer-price-index) #### [Bad Data: The Case of the Consumer Price Index](https://safanad.com/news/bad-data-the-case-of-the-consumer-price-index) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Misled by bad inflation data, the Fed raised rates too high, too fast, and drove the bankin... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/bad-data-the-case-of-the-consumer-price-index) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Credit-Crisis-Investing.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/credit-crisis-investing) #### [Credit Crisis Investing](https://safanad.com/news/credit-crisis-investing) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Fed mistakes have brought the economy to edge of a credit crisis. Investors should be playi... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/credit-crisis-investing) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Frame-1.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/dancing-in-the-dark) #### [Dancing in the Dark](https://safanad.com/news/dancing-in-the-dark) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Warning: If you came here looking for a complete, logical explanation for the state of the global ec... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/dancing-in-the-dark) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/CNBC-Year-End-Special-with-Brian-Sullivan.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-year-end-special-with-brian-sullivan) #### [CNBC Year-End Special with Brian Sullivan](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-year-end-special-with-brian-sullivan) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Late last year (the day before yesterday) I spoke with Brian Sullivan and AEI’s Derek Sciss... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-year-end-special-with-brian-sullivan) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/The-Real-Long-COVID.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/the-real-long-covid) #### [The Real Long COVID](https://safanad.com/news/the-real-long-covid) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/the-real-long-covid) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/CNBC-Exchange-with-Brian-Sullivan.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-exchange-with-brian-sullivan) #### [CNBC Exchange with Brian Sullivan](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-exchange-with-brian-sullivan) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: On Monday, I spoke with Brian Sullivan, my friend of many years and Anchor of CNBC’s The Ex... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/cnbc-exchange-with-brian-sullivan) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image-614.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-and-global-school-management-plan-investments-of-us200-million-in-mena-education-sector) #### [Safanad and Global School Management Plan Investments of US$200 Million in MENA Education Sector](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-and-global-school-management-plan-investments-of-us200-million-in-mena-education-sector) [News](https://safanad.com/news/author/news) Global education leader announces significant new investment at the Future Investment Initiative (FI... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-and-global-school-management-plan-investments-of-us200-million-in-mena-education-sector) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Safanad.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/element-critical-selects-next-era-energy-resources-as-clean-energy-supplier-bringing-100-renewable-energy-to-texas-data-centers) #### [Element Critical selects Next Era Energy Resources as Clean Energy Supplier bringing 100% Renewable Energy to Texas Data Centers](https://safanad.com/news/element-critical-selects-next-era-energy-resources-as-clean-energy-supplier-bringing-100-renewable-energy-to-texas-data-centers) [News](https://safanad.com/news/author/news) February 8, 2022 – Safanad is proud to announce that one of its wholly owned portfolio companies, El... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/element-critical-selects-next-era-energy-resources-as-clean-energy-supplier-bringing-100-renewable-energy-to-texas-data-centers) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Raising-Interest-Rates-and-Selling-Bonds.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/raising-interest-rates-and-selling-bonds) #### [Raising Interest Rates and Selling Bonds.](https://safanad.com/news/raising-interest-rates-and-selling-bonds) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary (January 9, 2022): Now that the Fed has shown that it can at least talk tough, the speculati... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/raising-interest-rates-and-selling-bonds) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/What-Investors-Need-to-Know-About-the-Taper-Inflation-and-Real-Assets.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/what-investors-need-to-know-about-the-taper-inflation-and-real-assets) #### [What Investors Need to Know About the Taper, Inflation, and Real Assets](https://safanad.com/news/what-investors-need-to-know-about-the-taper-inflation-and-real-assets) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Last week, Chairman Powell announced the Fed will begin to “taper” its bond purchases by $1... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/what-investors-need-to-know-about-the-taper-inflation-and-real-assets) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Leeming-Garth-scaled-1.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-partners-with-welltower-to-recapitalize-hc-one) #### [Safanad partners with Welltower to Recapitalize HC-One](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-partners-with-welltower-to-recapitalize-hc-one) [News](https://safanad.com/news/author/news) April 28, 2021 – Welltower’s £570 million unitranche debt facility and an accompanying equity inject... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/safanad-partners-with-welltower-to-recapitalize-hc-one) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Tangible-Assets-2.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/tangible-assets-2) #### [Tangible Assets 2](https://safanad.com/news/tangible-assets-2) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: I was happy to see that the Tangible Assets piece I posted several days ago was viewed by a... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/tangible-assets-2) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Tangible-Assets.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/tangible-assets) #### [Tangible Assets](https://safanad.com/news/tangible-assets) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Wall Street has discovered real assets again. Maybe someday economics will too. [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/tangible-assets) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/I-Can-a-little-more-See-Clearly-Now.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/i-can-a-little-more-see-clearly-now) #### [I Can (a little more) See Clearly Now](https://safanad.com/news/i-can-a-little-more-see-clearly-now) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: We know a lot more today than we did three months ago. We know the occupants of the White H... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/i-can-a-little-more-see-clearly-now) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Investment-Strategy-Driving-Through-Fog-2.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/investment-strategy-driving-through-fog) #### [Investment Strategy: Driving Through Fog](https://safanad.com/news/investment-strategy-driving-through-fog) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: Driving in a heavy fog is difficult, frightening and exhausting, as every investor knows to... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/investment-strategy-driving-through-fog) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/Network-Theory-Complex-Systems-Avalanches-Pandemics-and-Financial-Crises.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/network-theory-complex-systems-avalanches-pandemics-and-financial-crises) #### [Network Theory, Complex Systems, Avalanches, Pandemics and Financial Crises](https://safanad.com/news/network-theory-complex-systems-avalanches-pandemics-and-financial-crises) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: In my previous articles, I have stressed that sudden, violent, temporary events like earthq... [READ MORE](https://safanad.com/news/network-theory-complex-systems-avalanches-pandemics-and-financial-crises) [![](https://safanad.com/hubfs/How-toThinkAbout-Recessionand-FinancialCrisis.jpg)](https://safanad.com/news/how-to-think-about-recession-and-financial-crisis) #### [How to Think About Recession and Financial Crisis](https://safanad.com/news/how-to-think-about-recession-and-financial-crisis) [Dr. John Rutledge](https://safanad.com/news/author/insights) Summary: I posted these charts several months ago with a promise that I would write more to explain ... 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