September Rate Cut Split, REITs to Buy Now, and Consumer on the Cusp? 8/14/24

July’s consumer inflation read not matching the tenor of the cooler wholesale inflation print. Our panel of experts discusses whether that means a 50 basis point rate cut at the next Fed meeting is off the table. But whatever track the Fed takes Morgan Stanley says rate cuts will help REITs both on  a macro level and on a fundamental one. Their head of Global Listed Real Assets lays out the names to buy now. Plus, Mars agreeing to buy Kellanova in one of the biggest deals the industry has ever seen, Elliott Management readies a proxy fight against Southwest, and we preview Macy’s, Tapestry, and Alibaba earnings.