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  • Powell accepted the Paul A. Volcker Public Integrity Award in a taped video, praising Volcker's refusal to yield to political pressure.
  • Powell faces sustained political criticism, an active DOJ probe, and administration efforts to influence Fed policy and leadership.
  • Bernstein says a durable rebound in home improvement spending requires lower mortgage rates and steadier home prices.
  • High borrowing costs, rising home values relative to incomes, and elevated remodeling expenses have suppressed turnover and projects.
  • Until mortgage rates fall and home-price momentum eases, discretionary remodeling demand will likely remain muted.
  • Political pressure and DOJ scrutiny could complicate Fed leadership confirmations.

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What Would Unlock a Recovery in Home Improvement Demand?

What Would Unlock a Recovery in Home Improvement Demand?

Bernstein argues that a durable rebound in home improvement spending hinges on improved housing affordability, most importantly through lower mortgage rates and steadier home prices. Persistent high borrowing costs, rising home values relative to incomes, and elevated remodeling expenses have suppressed turnover and discouraged discretionary projec…

Powell lauds Volcker’s resolve as political pressure intensifies

Powell lauds Volcker’s resolve as political pressure intensifies

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell praised Paul Volcker’s readiness to withstand political pressure as he accepted the Paul A. Volcker Public Integrity Award in a taped video, drawing parallels as he himself faces sustained political criticism, an active Department of Justice probe, and efforts by the administration to influence Fed policy and lea…

Power, Not Just Chips: How China Could Close the AI Compute Gap

Power, Not Just Chips: How China Could Close the AI Compute Gap

A recent Bernstein study frames AI leadership as a function of raw compute capacity, which depends on energy supply, data center buildout and semiconductor efficiency. Today the U.S. holds about 35 zettaFLOPS of AI compute versus China’s roughly 5 zettaFLOPS. China’s strength in electricity generation and rapid capacity additions could enable it to…

Bahrain Says Patriot System Intercepted Iranian Drone Over Sitra on March 9

Bahrain Says Patriot System Intercepted Iranian Drone Over Sitra on March 9

Bahrain’s government says a U.S.-made Patriot air defence system intercepted an Iranian drone over the Sitra residential area on March 9, preventing what officials say would have been a deadly strike. The kingdom reported 32 civilians injured from the broader incident and said multiple Iranian drone attacks occurred that day. U.S. Central Command h…

Musk Offers to Pay TSA Salaries as Funding Deadlock Worsens Airport Delays

Musk Offers to Pay TSA Salaries as Funding Deadlock Worsens Airport Delays

On March 21, Elon Musk said he would cover pay for Transportation Security Administration officers who are approaching a second unpaid work period as a multi-week funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security continues. The announcement comes as airports report prolonged screening times and airlines warn that staff absences among roughly 50,…

Sprout Social Is Cheap for a Reason — But Improving Cash Flow and AI Moves Make $6 a Deep-Value Entry

Sprout Social Is Cheap for a Reason — But Improving Cash Flow and AI Moves Make $6 a Deep-Value Entry

Sprout Social (SPT) is trading near its 52-week low after a bruising year for software multiples. Recent product launches, a $55M acquisition, and a clear move to positive free cash flow have pushed valuation into a deep-value range. This trade idea recommends buying SPT at current levels with a long-term (180 trading days) target of $11.00 and a p…

Super Micro: Short the Shock, Trade the Fallout

Super Micro: Short the Shock, Trade the Fallout

Super Micro's stock has collapsed after a federal indictment tied to alleged illegal exports of GPU servers. The combination of regulatory risk, customer flight risk, and reputational damage creates a high-probability near-term downside trade. I recommend a mid-term short with clear entry, stop and target while monitoring legal developments and ord…

Bernstein Identifies Six Drivers Reshaping Bitcoin's Market Structure

Bernstein Identifies Six Drivers Reshaping Bitcoin's Market Structure

Bernstein has outlined six principal elements it sees as defining an evolving Bitcoin market structure. The firm says corporate accumulation, new structured products, strong corporate balance sheets, expanding ETF inflows, rising concentration among long-term holders, and growing institutional and sovereign holdings are together shifting Bitcoin aw…

Amkor: Advanced Packaging Revenue Ramps Make This a Tactical Long

Amkor: Advanced Packaging Revenue Ramps Make This a Tactical Long

Amkor (AMKR) is executing on an advanced packaging ramp that showed up in Q4 beats and gives management confidence for double-digit revenue growth in FY26-FY27. The business mixes strong free cash flow, modest leverage and solid guidance, supporting a tactical long. Trade plan: enter at $46.50, stop $42.00, target $65.00 over a long-term horizon (1…

Regal Rexnord: Not Perfect, But Good Enough to Back a Pragmatic Long

Regal Rexnord: Not Perfect, But Good Enough to Back a Pragmatic Long

Regal Rexnord (RRX) is a cash-generative industrial play on automation, motors and power transmission. The company is not a bargain — P/E ~42 and EV/EBITDA ~13.5 imply expectations for steady growth — but strong free cash flow ($893M last reported), a $11.66B market cap and a conservative balance sheet make a disciplined long trade reasonable. The …

Ørsted: Back To An Execution Focus — A Mid-Trade Idea

Ørsted: Back To An Execution Focus — A Mid-Trade Idea

Ørsted has shifted narrative from growth-at-all-costs to delivery and margin recovery. We recommend a tactical long trade that bets on de-risking of project execution and upcoming operational updates, with strict stop-loss discipline to protect against execution setbacks.

Energy-Driven Cost Pressure Is Making Iron Ore Prices More Responsive to Oil Moves

Energy-Driven Cost Pressure Is Making Iron Ore Prices More Responsive to Oil Moves

UBS says recent jumps in energy prices, linked to Middle East tensions, are increasing shipping and production costs for iron ore producers. Higher bunker fuel and mine-site fuel expenses are steepening the global cost curve, meaning more supply becomes uneconomic at lower prices and providing a floor for iron ore values even amid weak demand and e…

HTT: Deep-Value AI Pivot — Tactical Long With Defined Risk

HTT: Deep-Value AI Pivot — Tactical Long With Defined Risk

High Templar Tech (HTT) trades at a sub-$500M market cap with a single-digit P/E and low price-to-book. Technicals show an oversold setup while recent volume and short activity indicate attention from traders. If HTT's stated shift toward AI-enabled consumer finance products materializes into revenue/margin expansion, the stock has asymmetric upsid…

Trump peace board delivers written disarmament plan to Hamas amid stalled talks

Trump peace board delivers written disarmament plan to Hamas amid stalled talks

A U.S.-led peace initiative under President Donald Trump has presented Hamas with a written plan for laying down weapons during meetings in Cairo, according to two sources. The proposal, delivered this past week in talks attended by envoy Nickolay Mladenov and U.S. aide Aryeh Lightstone, links full decommissioning by armed groups to an Israeli troo…