(3/10/22) Next Week's Fed Meeting and monetary policy are front and center...but tightening is already occurring, thanks to higher energy prices. Will the Fed back off inflationary stance--and protect financial markets, or go full-speed ahead with higher interest rates? The Amazon 20:1 stock split AND $10-B stock buy-back--a defacto move for larger companies. Who's really to blame for high energy prices? The consequences of virtue signaling and ESG investing...how the government shames the companies it's tried to regulate out of business. When the Fed meets next week, will they hike rates because of inflation (this morning's 7.9% CPI print will feed into that decision); how inflation is measured. The Fed is faced with a market in trouble, and an economy that is already slowing because of the drag from higher energy prices. Tik-Tok blows out video database...Why one-day rallies are normal...for bear markets. SEG-1: Market Pressures, Amazon's Stock Split & Buy-back SEG-2: Lance's Rant: High Energy Costs, ESG Investing, & Virtue Signaling SEG-3: Fed Meeting & CPI Preview: SEG-4: Tik-Tok Fail; What's Driving Markets Higher Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA -------- Watch today's show on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9zYvkNIko&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Our Latest "Three Minutes on Markets & Money: "Outsized Rallies Continue to Fail " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPOOHey3Mtc&list=PLVT8LcWPeAujOhIFDH3jRhuLDpscQaq16&index=1 -------- Our previous show, "Did Ukraine Eliminate COVID?" is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9zYvkNIko&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=2591s -------- Articles mentioned in this podcast: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/high-gas-prices-and-recessions https://realinvestmentadvice.com/insights/daily-market-commentary/ https://realinvestmentadvice.com/an-earnings-reversion-is-coming/ https://realinvestmentadvice.com/no-greedy-corporations-arent-causing-inflation/ -------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to RIA Pro: https://riapro.net/home -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #GasolinePrices #FederalReserve #Inflation #Russia #Ukraine #Markets #Money #Investing