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Astor CIO Jan Eckstein and Armory CEO Nick Tell Give An Overview of Where the Economy is Today.
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Astor’s CIO John “Jan” Eckstein and Nick Tell, CEO of Armory Capital discuss the latest news/data and what it means for the Fed Outlook – LISTEN NOW!

Podcast # 139
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Astor’s CIO John “Jan” Eckstein and Nick Tell, CEO of Armory Capital discuss the latest unemployment numbers and what they mean for the Fed Outlook – LISTEN NOW!

Podcast # 138
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Astor CIO, John Eckstein and CEO, Bryan Novak discuss how the latest economic data shifts the Fed outlook – LISTEN NOW!

Ep 137
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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Nick Tell, CEO of Armory Capital discuss the labor market, payroll numbers, and Powell insights – LISTEN NOW!

Podcast # 136
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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Nick Tell, CEO of Armory Capital discuss the the latest economic numbers and their impact on the federal reserve. LISTEN NOW!

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Portfolio Manager/Vice President – Research, Nick Porter discuss 2023 economic moves and a look ahead into 2024. LISTEN NOW!

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Nick Tell, CEO of Armory Capital discuss the Labor Market and Payroll Trends. LISTEN NOW!

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CIO John Eckstein and CEO Rob Stein discuss the current state of the economy, which they coin as ‘Goldilocks.’ In this episode 130, they delve into key economic indicators such as the employment situation report, inflation, an economy review, and payroll numbers. Tune in now!

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Nick Tell, CEO of Armory Capital discuss the Fed’s outlook for the rest of the year and the fixed-income market as of today. LISTEN NOW!

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Portfolio Manager/Vice President – Research, Nick Porter provide insights on recent economic data and the Fed’s outlook. LISTEN NOW!

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Astor Investment Management’s CIO, John Eckstein Senior Managing Director, Bryan Novak discuss why the Astor Active Income strategy is the right choice! Listen now!

Episode 127

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Astor Investment Management’s CEO,  Rob Stein and CIO, John Eckstein discuss the payroll pulse and navigating the economy. Listen now! Episode 126 MAS-M-413594-2023-08-08

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Astor Investment Management’s, CIO John Eckstein along with John Davi, CEO Astoria Portfolio Advisors discuss the economic kaleidoscope! Listen now! Episode 125 MAS-M-403727-2023-07-17

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Astor’s CEO Rob Stein and CIO John Eckstein discuss if the unemployment report will change the the fed’s course in our latest podcast! Listen now! Episode 124 MAS-M-400563-2023-07-10  

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Astor’s CEO Rob Stein and CIO John Eckstein discuss insights on the fed rate, payroll numbers and the labor market. MAS-M-391216-2023-06-07

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Portfolio Manager/Vice President – Research, Nick Porter provide insights on inflation trends and economic growth. MAS-M-388004-2023-05-29

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Astor’s CEO Rob Stein and CIO John Eckstein explore the interplay between employment trends and Federal Reserve decisions.

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Portfolio Manager/Vice President – Research, Nick Porter provide insights on the current economic landscape and the challenges the Fed is facing in controlling inflation.

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Astor’s CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO John Eckstein analyze the latest employment report and discuss what it implies to the Fed.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Portfolio Manager/ VP – Research Nicholas Porter get you up-to-date on the economic conditions in the U.S.

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Astor’s CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO, John Eckstein break down the latest employment report and what it means for the Fed.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Portfolio Manager/ VP – Research Nicholas Porter get you up to date on Inflation and the Fed.

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https://astorim.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AstorEconomicWeekInReview_Episode115.mp3Astor’s CEO Rob Stein and CIO, John Eckstein discuss the breakdown of the latest economic news.

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https://astorim.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AstorEconomicWeekInReview_Episode114.mp3Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Research Associate Nick Porter share their thoughts on inflation and the Fed.

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Research Associate Nick Porter share their thoughts on the Fed and Market Reaction to CPI. MAS-M-321021-2022-11-14

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Astor’s CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO John Eckstein share their thoughts on the Fed and Payroll Outlook.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter discuss the latest inflation news and outlook.

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Astor’s CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO, John Eckstein, discuss the latest unemployment report and the Fed outlook.

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Astor’s research team throws an emergency podcast on the UK Meltdown.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter, break down the latest fed meeting.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and his research partner, Nick Porter, talk about the recent inflation numbers, the Fed, and the place TIPS have in an inflation-hedged portfolio.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and research associate, Nick Porter, deep dive into the latest inflation news and the outlook for the Fed.

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Astor’s CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO, John Eckstein, discuss the latest payroll report and what it tells us about inflation and the fed.

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Federal Reserve preview and inflation outlook with CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter.

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Astor’s CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO, John Eckstein, break down the latest employment report looking for signs of the recession everyone is talking about.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter, discuss if a recession is on its way using the latest economic data.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter, discuss the Fed’s outlook after yesterday’s inflation numbers.

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter break down the latest economic data to help them decide whether or not a recession is likely to occur.

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Astor’s CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO, John Eckstein, discuss changes in labor market, updates on the Fed, and recent stock market tantrums.

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CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Partner, Nick Porter, dive deep into the latest GDP report and outlook for the Fed.

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CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter, discuss Inflation, CPI, PPI Final Demand, and the Fed. AIM-4/18/22-OP560

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Discussion Topics: Overall Strength of Economy Jobs Report Fed Moves AIM-4/4/22-OP554

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and research partner, Nick Porter, discuss the latest Fed and U.S. Economy updates. AIM-3/21/22-OP553

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Astor’s CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Partner, Nick Porter, discuss the latest unemployment report and the effect of the war in Ukraine on US inflation.  AIM-3/7/22-OP549

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John Eckstein, CIO at AIM, and his research partner, Nick Porter, dive deep into how and if the Ukraine and Russian war will impact the US economy. AIM-2/28/22-OP545

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CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Partner, Nick Porter, discuss changes in the U.S economy and the latest updates on inflation. AIM-2/11/22-OP541

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John Eckstein and Bryan Novak break down the latest payroll report.

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Inflation and the Fed is the topic of this week’s podcast. Plus: why January’s data may be the worst in months. With Chief Investment Officer, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter. AIM-1/21/22-OP523

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Topics Covered: Disappointing payroll number made up for by a substantial household number When adjusting the household survey to match the same concepts as the establishment survey there has been a relatively big gap over the last 1 1/2 years and that gap is closing quickly Less acceleration this quarter than the previous quarter Payroll numbers...

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Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, press conference summarized by Astor CIO, John Eckstein, and Research Associate, Nick Porter   AIM-12/17/21-OP505

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Are the employment numbers stronger than they seem? AIM-12/6/21-OP498

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Astor CIO John Eckstein and Research Associate Nick Porter break down the latest price measures and the Fed’s options for addressing high inflation. AIM-11/19/21-OP493

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1) Strong Jobs Report 2) Current State of Economy 3) Fed Ending Quantitative Easing AIM-11/10/21-OP485

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1) Inflation #’s 2) Causes for Inflation 3) Possible Solutions for Inflation 4) Recent Academic Thinking around Inflation AIM-10/27/21-OP474

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Topics Discussed: Labor Market Rate of Improvement is Slowing Divergence between Labor Market Surveys New Labor Market Trend ? Fed Tapering Jobless Claims PMI, CPI, and PCE Reports

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Covering global factors in commodity markets: strength of the world economy, strength of the U.S. Dollar. In depth conversation over the natural gas market: facing constraints due to increase in demand and decrease in supply from Russia. Factor in cold weather possibly occurring in Europe and it could cause trouble. Insights into the grain markets;...

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Growth is still strong and we should have seen the peak behind us and now we have these on-going questions about time constraints and price pressures in the economy. Fed is talking about tapering, reducing the pace in treasuries and agency securities. The indication of when this is going to happen is November – the...

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This week- Astor CEO, Rob Stein, and CIO, John Eckstein make sense of the Employment Situation Report and it’s implications- the FED in particular. Rob Stein shares his thoughts on the Fed’s actions coming out of Jackson Hole Economic Symposium and answers John’s question, “Is the latest labor market news going to affect the Fed’s...

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Astor Chief Investment Officer John Eckstein and Nick Porter wade into the numbers of the economic rebound and the pace to return to pre-pandemic levels. The road back seems to be a long one, but they explore where encouraging signs can be found. AIM-8/19/21-OP442

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Astor CIO John Eckstein and Nick Porter eyeball the latest numbers from from labor, housing and industry. Is the economy still booming or did June produce a swoon that will affect the outcomes moving forward?

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This week Astor CIO John Eckstein and Nick Porter translate the latest numbers and how they are impacting the American economy’s comeback  from the COVID-19 pandemic’s setbacks. The real question: Why isn’t the rebound as robust as hoped for or expected?

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With inflation on the rise, constraints on the labor force and the supply chain are the focus of this week’s podcast episode. Astor CIO John Eckstein and Nick Porter delve deep into the numbers and discuss if these are trends or just a blip on the radar.

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Astor Investment Management CEO Rob Stein and CIO John Eckstein delve into the latest payroll and jobs numbers as the U.S. economy continues to pull itself out of the pandemic slowdown.

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Nick Porter break down the latest on interest rates from The Fed and dive into the retails sales numbers that aren’t nearly what was expected.

AIM-6/23/21-OP388

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Astor’s CIO John Eckstein and Nick Porter tackle the latest inflation numbers and what it means for the economy moving forward.

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CEO & Founder, Rob Stein and CIO, John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward.

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Astor IM CIO, John Eckstein invites Angie Setzer, Angie Setzer is the Vice President of Grain at Citizens Elevator in Charlotte, MI with 16 years’ experience navigating the grain markets for clients.

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