February 18, 2025

Maggie Lake Talking Markets: What Does the Big Dip in Retail Sales Mean?

MI2 Partners’ Julian Brigden hates to say he told you so, but, well, he told everyone so: “The idea that inflation is defeated is a joke.” Now, with a hotter-than-expected CPI report earlier this week, and January’s biggest dip in retail sales in almost 2 years, what’s going on? Julian joins Maggie Lake to discuss what the data means, his short- and medium-term outlook, and where he is seeing opportunities.

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LOCKED Japan News Weekly Digest | 2/10 – 2/16

More content for you in an easily digestible format! The Japan News Weekly Digest is our weekly summary of the Japan Update. This piece encapsulates and references the Japan Updates published in the last week so you can easily understand what you may need to dig into. 

As a quick reminder, the Japan Update, our market commentary piece, is uniquely sourced from Japanese language publications. Published 10-15 times a month and written by Jeff Uscher, a Western educated and US located, fluent Japanese financial writer. You can always sign up to receive the Japan Update when it is initially published in your account notification settings. As always, please reach out with any questions or comments!

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