We know this may sound a bit like “the dog ate our homework” excuse as we are getting this week’s Tematica Investing out later than usual, but we wanted to address what the Fed had to say, or more like what they didn’t do.

That’s right, we dig into the outcome of the Fed’s March FOMC meeting that left interest unchanged, but led to a revision in expectations that means the Fed is increasingly less likely to boost interest rates in the coming months. In other words, as we’ve been saying for a while now, slower growth and currency headwinds will continue to restrain growth in the coming months. As such, we will continue to look for disruptive technologies, pain points and other tectonic shifts that fuel our thematic investing lens as well as smartly priced dividend payers that are also benefiting from our thematic tailwinds.

• Also this week we add another two companies to the Tematica Contender List, both are a part of our Connected Society investing theme and stand to benefit form the increasing amount of time people are spending on Digital media. We also share the latest edition of Thematic Signals, otherwise known as Ripped from the Headlines confirmation of our investing themes unfolding around us in the world we live in.
• While the Fed left interest rates unchanged coming out of its March FOMC meeting, it revised its GDP and inflation forecast for the US economy modestly lower vs. December expectations.
• Regal Entertainment ([stock_quote symbol=”RGC”]) continues to benefit from a robust box office and indications point to more of the same ahead. We are reviewing our price target on RGC shares with an upward bias.
• We are removing Philip Morris International ([stock_quote symbol=”PM”]) shares from the Tematica Select List and issuing a Sell rating at current levels
• We are adding ComScore ([stock_quote symbol=”SCOR”]) and Nielsen NV ([stock_quote symbol=”NLSN”]) to the Tematica Contender List as part of our Connected Society investing theme given the continued shift in advertising spend to Digital platforms from TV, Radio and other legacy media.
• More confirmation for our thematic investing lens is found in this week’s edition of Thematic Signals