Jeff Malavsky, Vice President/Investments - Stifel

06/11/2026

Congress passed a reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies, setting the stage for potential movement on economic policy bills such as housing and crypto legislation. Brian Gardner outlines what's next and the hurdles facing these proposals, along with a possible markup of artificial intelligence legislation, the SEC's next steps on equity market structure, and the implications of a recent update on the Social Security trust fund.

Read about this and more in Potomac Perspective: https://livesocial.seismic.com/a8EXhT

06/10/2026

Reports from Microsoft are exposing AI's potential cost problem. Good news: The robots can do the work. Bad news: It might be cheaper to hire a human instead.

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06/06/2026

06/05/2026

U.S. stocks fell as strong jobs data pushed interest rate expectations higher.

Read more in today's Market Pulse: https://livesocial.seismic.com/aFRNAu

06/05/2026

Inflation has eased from its post-pandemic highs, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target. In this week's , our CIO Office examines why inflation is harder to read, complicating the Fed's policy path, and keeping investors focused on the risk of higher-for-longer rates.

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06/03/2026

For a while, the artificial intelligence trade seemed to belong to the "Magnificent Seven" – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. But lately, the rally has started moving down the semiconductor food chain.

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06/01/2026

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D, takes an in-depth look at the state of the federal government's balance sheet, the runup in liabilities, the buyers of U.S. Treasuries, and the potential consequences of rising U.S. debt.

Read the full piece here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/a1fGwO

06/01/2026

Resilient earnings, easing Middle East tensions, and renewed artificial intelligence enthusiasm extended the U.S. equity rally to nine straight weeks, even with sticky inflation and an increasingly divided Federal Reserve.

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05/28/2026

After a long nap, the IPO market is finally waking up – and not quietly. Through the first quarter of 2026, 35 companies have gone public raising approximately $9.9 billion, according to Renaissance Capital, marking the strongest start since the 2021 surge.

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05/25/2026

Geopolitical risk is becoming a more persistent force shaping markets, supply chains, inflation, and corporate strategy. In this week's , our CIO Office discusses why investors should focus less on predicting the next event and more on building portfolios around quality, diversification, pricing power, and resilience.

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