The Tech Trade, Recession Risk on the Rise?, and Travel’s Price Problem 4/5/23

Tech stocks have had a major run this year. But with Loretta Mester echoing James Bullard’s comments in support of more rate hikes, the Nasdaq is underperforming today. So is it time to take profits? We’ll debate. Plus, private payrolls and ISM Services data both came in weaker-than-expected, just ahead of the all-important jobs report.  Is Barry Sternlicht’s “serious recession” prediction close to coming true? We’ll discuss. And, one area of services not seeing prices softening is travel. But one analyst sees signs of slowing demand. He’ll join us to make his case, and provide his key names to watch.