A “January Thaw”: Most of us have experienced a cold December followed by a month of unusually warm temperatures, leading us to believe that winter was over early. Known as a “January Thaw,” it is often followed by a bitterly cold February, reminding us that winter is not officially over until late March.  

Dr. Brian Wesbury’s latest blog post warns that the recent surges in the stock market are ephemeral and explains why this “rally shouldn’t last.”

Throwing us a Curve: One of the harbingers of a recession is an inverted yield curve in which short term interest rates are higher than long term rates. The Fed’s recent actions, according to Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics, have pushed the yield curve into decidedly gloomy territory with serious implications for 2024. Learn more in his podcast “The Inverse Yield Cure is Here.