Always good to see you and always good to talk to you, Jeeoff. You write some of the the most interesting economic data stories that we have on the site. But I I want to ask you the question everybody really wants answered.Is there any question about these numbers when it comes to CPI today. There are a lot of questions about these numbers and for a number of reasons. Um I guess just to the the the basic part of it is just how reliable are these numbers based on um the BL Bureau of Labor Statistics is havin ...

were started during an economic downturn back in 2008. If you don't mind, I want to start with those comments from from the head of Pimco saying that these, these private investments, they haven't really been tested by a downturn. And again, I want to point out, you were founded in 2008, right in the middle of the great financial crisis.>> Yeah. Well, look, I think he has a point in the sense that the industry has grown a lot in the last 15 years, 16 years. There's a lot of assets now in alternatives.And th ...

Life Investments. Lauren good morning. Good to see you.>> Good morning Frank. Great to be here. >> All right.We're going to talk a lot more about the integrity of this data for CPI or questions about it at least coming up later in the show. But first the number itself. What do you think this means for the market. >> There's a couple of things that this data means for the market.The first is to acknowledge that 0.3% month on month inflation doesn't sound like a big difference from 0.2% month on month, but if ...

Blair. Good morning Vivian. Good to see you.>> Good morning Frank. Good to see you too. >> So just looking at the Chinese equities this morning, we were showing some of the ETFs that track Chinese equities.Earlier in the show. We didn't see a lot of big moves. Was this already priced in when it came to Chinese stocks.>> I think that to some extent market probably expected this given the complexity of the negotiation of two countries on the topic of tariff. And so that's why I think to some extent that you d ...

Now to some personal finance news. There's a special account for savings and investments that will be open to millions more Americans at the start of the new year. But most people who are eligible don't actually know about it or how it works. So guess who does know about it.Sharon Epson is here. She's going to join us now with what's going on and what's known as an ABLE account and how this financial resource is expanding. What is going on.Well, Andrew, you know, the word able in this case stands for achiev ...

thinking, like when you're looking at a at an eye, oh, that was good. That was good. Let's talk more about more about Apple and other tech stocks as the Nasdaq remains near record highs.Joining us now, Deepwater Asset Management's Gene Munster. Still waters run deep. In fact.>> Right on Joe right. >> You've heard that. So you already the latest you just heard us talking about Apple.Apple's had a nice rebound. Do you expect that to continue. >> I do Joe.And ultimately it's going to come down to growth rate n ...

Welcome back to Squawkbox. This morning, some trade news for you. The US and China extending their tariff truce for another 90 days.President Trump said on Truth Social, he and uh he had signed an executive order suspending higher tariff rates now until November 10th. Earlier today, China's Commerce Ministries issued a similar pause. US tariffs on Chinese imports will remain at 30% for now. Chinese tariffs on US goods, they're going to stay at 10%.Those had been scheduled to snap back to 145% and 125% respe ...

A wave of crypto ETF filings is hitting the market as exchanges push for streamlined approval standards. Nate Geraci of NovaDius Wealth Management and Matt Kennedy of Renaissance Capital explain how regulatory tailwinds and record inflows into bitcoin and ether funds are driving momentum. They also explore why new rules could trigger a flood of product launches in the coming months. ...

We're seeing a confluence of enthusiasm in IPOs, in crypto, and ETFs in general this summer. Joining me now is Matthew Kennedy, senior strategist at Renaissance Capital, along with Nathan J. Sorry, I messed up your last name, Jerichi, president of Novadas Wealth Management.Matt, thank you. Di Matt, let's start with the IPO market. After a relative dormcancy, it seems like companies and investors are really jumping in on this window of perceived opportunity.How long do you think we'll expect that window to r ...

Let's continue the conversation on fund flows, Nate. ETFs still on pace for yet another record year following big July of inflows. >> Yeah, so over 700 billion dollars has flowed into ETFs overall this year, including around 120 billion in July, which was the highest monthly total this year.And so right now, we're on pace for somewhere in the neighborhood of say 1.2% 2 to$ 1.3% trillion in inflows which would break last year's record of 1.1% trillion and it's worth mentioning that historically if you look t ...