Maximilian Motz AC
Research Associate
Max Motz is a Research Associate at Fundstrat. Previously, he interned at Diamond Standard, where he authored a comprehensive work on diamond investments. Max graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University with a B.S. in Finance and Computer Science and a minor in Accounting.
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The Warsh of Wall Street
The rate decision was the non-event everyone expected. The Fed held its benchmark rate steady at 3.50% to 3.75%. The statement and the dots got...
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End of an Era - Powell's Parting
The Federal Reserve kept rates on hold at 3.5%β3.75% Wednesday for the third straight meeting, delivering the non-decision that markets had fully priced in. What...
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The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty
The March meeting did not offer much new in the βdotsβ, but Chair Powellβs language made one shift clearer: the Fed is once again balancing...
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FOMC Holds Line, So Do Markets
As expected, the Federal Reserve on Jan. 28, 2026 maintained its benchmark policy rate at 3.50-3.75%. The decision was not unanimous, as two of the...
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The Cut, The Dots, and the Chair: Why 2026 Looks Different
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points today, the third cut of the year and an outcome that carried over...
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A Not-So-Foregone Conclusion: The Fed Cuts, but December in Limbo
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday afternoon, bringing the target range to 3.75 to...
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The Summer I Cut Rates
βWhen our goals are in tension like this, our framework calls for us to balance both sides of our dual mandate.β - Jay Powell The...
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The Great Rate Debate
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady today, maintaining the target range at 4.25%β4.50%. Fed Chair Jerome Powell characterized current policy as βmodestly...
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Dual Mandate Duel
As expected, the Federal Reserve maintained its benchmark policy rate at 4.25%β4.50%. In the first Summary of Economic Projections since the April tariff announcement, Fed...
