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Market Rundown Q3 2024 As we approach the final stretch of 2024, the crispness of fall sets in, leaves drift to the ground, and daylight fades a little earlier each day—definitely a shift in mood. While the cool air marks the season’s change, one reassuring constant remains: the markets continue to show resilience and growth.…
Over the past few decades, the investment landscape has been characterized by declining interest rates, low inflation, and globalization. However, this is now changing. Interest rates are at a 23-year high, inflation remains elevated, and globalization is facing headwinds. Additionally, geopolitical tensions have increased. And despite the highest Federal Reserve policy rate in 23 years,…
Market Expectations: Investors are keenly observing the Federal Reserve’s actions amid concerns about rising inflation. Historically, the Fed has responded to inflation by adjusting interest rates, and many anticipate a similar move in 2024. However, the Fed’s decisions are influenced by a range of economic indicators, including employment numbers and GDP growth, not just inflation…
As we enter the new year there are a lot of mixed feelings on where the direction of the economy may go, but one thing we believe is for certain, there is a lot to look forward to. When we look back at 2023, it was an interesting year. We had banks collapse, recession fears,…
The world has changed a lot over the last eighty years. The way we function as a society will continue to change until the end of time. Every year, we have become more and more efficient as people and as a society. We will only continue to become more and more efficient with our time…
Uncertainty is all we have felt over the last 18-24 months. Many questions continue to arise as the trajectory of the economy is still up in the air. Is the idea that the economy will fall into a recession fading? Will there be a soft landing? There are plenty of questions we find ourselves asking,…
On Wednesday, June 20th at 10 a.m., Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome Powell, gave his Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. The main question viewers sought was, will there be more rate hikes this year? The short answer is not yet. Over the course of the last year…
As this could be the most widely anticipated recession in decades, investors are asking: Will there be a recession? How bad will it be? and What comes next? The U.S. Federal Reserve’s aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes to combat persistent inflation has amplified the risk of recession. Recent banking sector turmoil, which will likely…
Economic & Market Outlook The combination of energy price pressure, a war in Ukraine, mid-term elections, and the leading contributor, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central bank initiating a series of aggressive interest rate hikes to fight inflation, lead to both stocks and bonds falling in tandem during 2022. This is a rare…
The last time U.S. headline inflation was above 9%, IBM was selling their first personal computer using Microsoft software, Ronald Reagan was president and Marty McFly was traveling Back To The Future. In some ways, it feels like we are taking a trip back to the 1980s as the Federal Reserve has made a strong…