Yra Harris

The Roundtable Insight – Jim Bianco and Yra Harris on the Economy and the Financial Markets

Dec 08, 2021

James Bianco is President and founder of Bianco Research LLC.. Started in 1998 providing macro, fixed-income and economic analysis for financial market professionals

Bianco Research LLC.. is an affiliated company of Arbor Research &... more

Notes From Underground: Odious, Indeed

Nov 22, 2021

We at Notes From Underground on Oct. 31 wrote a post titled, “The Odious Designs of ECB Policy.” It noted that during the ECB post-meeting press conference President Christine Lagarde said — in response to a question of whether the ECB would... more

Notes From Underground: A Possible Solution to the Central Bank Dilemma

Nov 16, 2021

It’s been. another week in which headline inflation concerns has jolted markets, particularly in the interest rate space, but not as much as many investors and traders would have expected. The yield curves in the U.S. FLATTENED as markets seem... more

Notes From Underground: What Turned the Markets On Friday?

Nov 09, 2021

The U.S. and Canadian unemployment data both were somewhat stronger than expected. The markets were trading in focus with the robust U.S. data — equities higher, DOLLAR firm, and bonds trying to adjust in the face of the FOMC‘s tapering plans.... more

Notes From Underground: The Odious Designs of ECB Policy

Nov 01, 2021

I’m posting this week’s podcast with the highly respected Peter Boockvar. This is one of the best interviews we’ve done with Richard Bonugli as we get into foreign currency, yield curves, energy policy surrounding nuclear power plants, and as... more

The Roundtable Insight – Peter Boockvar and Yra Harris on Inflation, Currencies, Interest Rates and Commodities

Oct 28, 2021
Peter Boockvar and Yra Harris on Inflation, Currencies, Interest Rates and Commodities

Peter Boockvar: Chief Investment Officer at Bleakley Advisory Group and Editor of The Boock Report

Yra Harris: With over 42 years of experience in all... more

Notes From Underground: Will It Be An Inflated Jobs Report?

Sep 09, 2021

After FEDERAL RESERVE Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, the jobs data may have taken on added significance. Inflation was not a concern for Powell as that is considered transitory within the bowels of the FOMC. The failure of the... more

The Roundtable Insight – Harley Bassman, Brian Pellegrini and Yra Harris on the Economy and the Financial Markets

Sep 01, 2021

Harley Bassman, Brian Pellegrini and Yra Harris on the Economy and the Financial Markets

Mr. Bassman is a Managing Partner at Simplify Asset Management, a designer and manager of ETFs that offer better portfolio solutions for Financial... more

Notes From Underground: Powell’s Pathetic Political Posturing

Aug 30, 2021

First of all, my offer of any part of a $10,000 bet with 10-1 odds against Jerome Powell being renominated as FED CHAIR is OFFICIALLY RESCINDED. The Fed Chair’s speech was so pathetic that it can only be explained by his desire to be renamed... more

Notes From Underground: For What It’s Worth

Aug 26, 2021

There is a wonderful song from the tumultuous 1960s by the band Buffalo Springfield that is so apropos for the financial markets over the last two weeks (staying away from Kabul). The lyrics for the first two verses describe the situation for... more