Using Cyclical Analysis To Get The Most From Your Portfolio

Fri, 04/27/2012 - 17:30 EDT - Seeking Alpha

By Brian Kahn:We have a little more clarity from the Federal Reserve. The statement it released on April 24 was very similar to recent ones, although it bumped up the inflation topic just a bit. That is ironic to me since the Fed has suggested that equity price stability and job growth is far more important to it than inflation data. My opinion is that the Fed could possibly be creating inflation.I say possibly, because one of two things will happen. One, the economy will continue to strengthen and thus other economies around the world will strengthen and there will be an increase in demand for goods and services. Since the Fed has told us that it expects rates to stay low through most of 2014, all of the goods that we import will probably become more expensive. This is the definition of inflation.Two, the economy starts to sputter. WeComplete Story »

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