Let The Beard Grow

“You can't reap what you don't sow.” [The Wiggin Sessions]( November 22, 2022 [WEBSITE]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Let The Beard Grow “You can't reap what you don't sow.” – The Lorax Singers [Addison Wiggin]( Addison Wiggin Dear Reader, “At that point I kept it really tight, short,” the leonine [Dr Eifrig said in this week’s Session]( talking about his beard. “But, I played college hockey.” Like any good ice man he uses his beard as a way to gauge how good the season is going. “We got to 100 trades in a row without a loss,” he boasts, “and it was playoff season, Stanley Cup. And so I was like, you know what? Let's let the beard grow.” The streak is 140 plus trades now, so [Doc’s looking ready for the Christmas season](. European markets start the week “muted” – meaning no up, no down– as investors continue to gauge the economic outlook of the coming months. That being said, some forecasters are pulling back on their earlier Eurozone growth projections. ‘’Recession in the eurozone is not likely to be as deep as had been feared,” said Susannah Streeter of Hargreaves Lansdown to the Financial Times. “The bloc is set to avoid a full-blown energy crisis this winter.” [Click here to learn more]( (Source: Financial Times) Over on this side of the pond in America, a similar tone. Stocks rise ahead of more “Fedspeak.” The world will once again tune into Fed-watching 101 to hear Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester and St. Louis Fed President James Bullard for any potential hints on monetary policy moves in the coming months. Most bets are on a 50 basis point increase as Powell and his posse have made no mention of a Bonner U-Turn, though the general consensus is that a rate hike slowdown is coming down the pipeline. “Everything is pointing to disinflation in the US,” says Thierry Wizman, a strategist at Macquarie. “With that we will see a slowdown in the US economy in the first quarter of next year.” Disinflation is slowing inflation, mind you. Not the end of inflation. If you are haggard, tired, your beard may come in for different reasons than Dr Eifrig’s wins. What the heck, why not, winter is coming. As the frigid wind blows down Main Street and up through Wall Street, we all may feel rejuvenated for the year to come. What do you think? Has your idea of things gotten better since the balmy news of disinflation sets in? You can write in [here with your thoughts](mailto:WigginSessions@5minforecast.com). Follow your bliss, [Addison Wiggin] Addison Wiggin Founder, The Wiggin Sessions P.S. Markets are closed on Thursday and at 1pm on Friday, so we won’t be publishing any missives. Tomorrow, will be massive. Sponsored by Stansberry Research [Masterwork]( [Are we to expect “a nightmare winter?”]( Wealthy 73-year-old U.S. entrepreneur retreats to one of his three European properties to issue serious warning (and 4 recommendations) for Americans. "It falls on someone like me to warn you clearly. I'm too rich to care about money—and too old to care what anyone thinks." [Click here for details...]( Ed note: Got something to say? Send your feedback to The Wiggin Sessions [here.](mailto:WigginSessions@5minforecast.com) LISTEN ON [The Wiggin Sessions]( The Wiggin Sessions is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We do not rent or share your email address. By submitting your email address, you consent to Consilience, LLC. delivering daily email issues and advertisements. To end your The Wiggin Sessions e-mail subscription and associated external offers sent from The Wiggin Sessions, feel free to [click here.]( Please read our [Privacy Statement.]( For any further comments or concerns please email us at support@5minforecast.com. If you are having trouble receiving your The Wiggin Sessions subscription, you can ensure its arrival in your mailbox by [whitelisting The Wiggin Sessions.]( © 2022 Consilience, LLC. 808 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore MD 21202. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security they personally recommend to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of a printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.