📌 Your Midweek Bulletin - January 31, 2024

Has the Fed accomplished its mission? New to the Digest? [Click here.]( [Manward Digest] The Fed Is Paving the Way for Speculation [Alex Moschina] Alex Moschina Publisher Forget Taylor Swift. Yeah, I said it. The world's most famous pop star may be selling out box offices... And performing for an average of 72,000 screaming fans each night... [[Marc Lichtenfeld Reveals His #1 Oil and Gas Play. Click Here to Find Out More...]( All while dominating the news cycle leading up to Super Bowl LVIII... But she doesn't hold a candle to Jerome Powell. In fact, Ms. Swift could learn a thing or two from the de facto leader of the Federal Reserve. What he's accomplished is an extraordinary feat of brand-building. SPONSORED [What the Heck Is This?]( [What is this?]( a) A strange new market-crushing AI algorithm b) A countdown clock to YOUR dream retirement c) A proven strategy for targeting the "Next Great American Super Stock" [Discover the Answer HERE]( For the first time in the central bank's 111-year history... ordinary Americans are actually paying attention to what it's up to. All it took was yanking interest rates up to 5.5%. Now Jay Powell has us hanging on his every word. Take note, wannabe stars. Tired of Rate Hikes? Shake It Off Of course, today saw the conclusion of the Fed's latest meeting about monetary policy and the health of the economy. The event was followed, as usual, by Mr. Powell's monotone drawling about if there will or will not be rate cuts. (Spoiler alert: Maybe?) Echoing past statements, he said that if the data justifies it, the Fed will dial back rates "at some point this year." Oh yeah. That's the sort of specificity investors love to hear. As Shah suggested might happen in [his Monday Takeaways]( no part of today's announcement answered the question of whether the Fed feels it is getting close to quelling inflation. It's still nowhere near the Fed's 2% target. And yet the market remains tightly focused on the idea that cuts are coming. As we move on from another Fed gathering, we're once again left asking... When? Consummate showman that he is, Powell has left investors on the edges of their seats. [Monday Takeaway]( But lest we forget... The Federal Open Market Committee meeting wasn't the only market-moving event Shah had his eye on this week... Less Debt Lowers Yields While they get far less press than the Fed's dealings, the Treasury Department's quarterly refunding announcements hold a similar amount of sway on Wall Street. And in a surprising development, it was announced this week that the U.S. would borrow less in Q1 than was previously expected. $56 billion less, to be exact. As a result, U.S. Treasury yields have dropped back down toward 4%. [Treasury]( [View larger image]( The good news? Between falling bond yields and the persistent idea that rate cuts are right around the corner, everything we're seeing right now is lending credence to Robert Ross' prediction that 2024 will be huge for speculative assets. Crypto, in particular, looks to be on the verge of a major rally... Um, Correction... As Robert pointed out [yesterday in Total Wealth]( - and as most seasoned crypto investors know intimately - steep corrections in digital assets are normal. "Historically, Bitcoin has experienced significant drawdowns even amid overall bullish trends," he wrote. "These pullbacks are normal and often healthy for the market. They shake out weak hands and set the stage for the next run-up." Despite that fact, many investors have been confounded by the recent pullback in Bitcoin prices - especially given that the SEC just approved those 11 long-awaited spot Bitcoin ETFs. SPONSORED [AI Super Trader Summit]( Robert addressed one reader's question about what's going on - and shared his favorite indicator for determining Bitcoin's relative value - in his essay [here](. If you're curious about the state of cryptocurrencies, give it a read. And keep your questions coming ([mailbag@manwardpress.com](mailto:mailbag@manwardpress.com?subject=Q)). Deal With It Lastly, I want to point you to the launch of a new series from Alpesh Patel. In case you missed it, last Thursday we published [our first edition of Dealmaker's Diary](. Each week going forward, Alpesh will give you an inside look at how he analyzes stocks with his proprietary - and award-winning - GVI system. Plus, he'll share the secrets to his decades of success as an investor, entrepreneur and Dealmaker to royalty. Like Robert, Alpesh sees explosive new opportunities opening up now that speculators have returned to the market. So he spent this first video looking at a unique play on private equity. [Click here]( or on the play button below to check it out. [Video - A Unique Play on Private Equity]( There are plenty of reasons to listen to Alpesh (several of which I mentioned above). But as his GVI Investor subscribers can attest... one BIG selling point is his incredible track record. Put simply... Alpesh is on fire right now. In just the past week, he's closed a leveraged play on W.R. Berkley (WRB) for 100%... another on F5 (FFIV) for 78%... and one on General Dynamics (GD) for 144%. So be sure to check out his Dealmaker's Diary. And if you'd like a peek at his AI-assisted strategy for picking stocks, [click here](. Sincerely, Alex P.S. Our goal with this weekly mailing is to shine a light on some action at Manward that you may have missed. We hope you find it useful. If you have a minute, [let us know how we're doing here](mailto:mailbag@manwardpress.com?subject=Bulletin%20Feedback). What We've Been Talking About This Week... [This Crypto Indicator Has a 100% Hit Rate]( [BTC Coins - Grayscales logo]( The approval of Bitcoin ETFs sent Bitcoin lower... but this crypto bull market is far from over. This little-known indicator tells us why. [Keep reading...]( [Buy This, Not That: Get on Board This 16% Yielder]( [tanker ship]( Profits are up... margins are up... and stock prices are up... all across the shipping industry. But not all shipping stocks are BUYs. [See which ones Shah likes here.]( [The #1 Energy Passive Income Investment for 2024]( [Active oil rig]( It's not a stock, bond or private company... But this little-known alternative investment could hand you BIG MONTHLY INCOME from the oil and gas surge in 2024. [CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS]( Want more content like this? [YES]( [NO]( Alex Moschina Alex Moschina is the Publisher of Manward Press. A gifted writer, editor and financial researcher, Alex's career in publishing began more than a decade ago when he worked at one of the world's leading providers of academic research and reference materials. Alex first cut his teeth in the realm of investing when he joined the team at White Cap Research in 2010. There he was charged with covering emerging market trends and investment opportunities. A stint as senior managing editor and editorial director at the prestigious Oxford Club followed. A frequent speaker at conferences and events, Alex has led educational workshops across the U.S. and Canada. Was this email forwarded to you? [Click here to sign up!]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Manward Digest. To unsubscribe from Manward Digest, [click here](. Need help with your account? [Click here](. Have a question or comment for the editor? [Click here](mailto:mailbag@manwardpress.com). Please do not reply to this email as it goes to an unmonitored inbox. 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