Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.
Last year, when the Federal Reserve (Fed) gave its forecast on interest rates, they believed inflation would be “transitory,” and they would raise interest rates just three times to get to a range of 0.75% - 1.00% in 2022. As of today, in what can only be described as a complete capitulation, we..
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Financial markets had a rough third quarter across the board – stocks, bonds, U.S., international, and emerging markets – hurt by rising interest rates and inflation. After a very difficult first half of the year, equity markets rebounded briefly in July and August on investor hopes of an easing in inflation and a Fed pivot or pause. The reprieve, however, was short-lived, as stocks tumbled to fresh lows in late September amid..
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Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.
The S&P 500 fell 1.6% last week as markets continue to contend with an unprecedented backdrop of high inflation, an intensifying war in Ukraine, turmoil in the U.K., an energy crisis in Europe, and uncertainty in China. The most closely-watched piece of economic data last week was the inflation..
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