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The Week Ahead – The Same Story... On Repeat

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 5.1% last week, its worst week since January, and it’s the same story on repeat—inflation is persisting, and central banks need to do what they can to wrangle it in. Last week’s CPI release highlighted that headline U.S. inflation jumped 1.0% in May, well above expectations and..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Peak Inflation

By | 5/31/22 11:32 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 5/31/22 11:32 AM

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.

Hope everyone had a nice long Memorial Day weekend. A sincere thank you to all the veterans and their families for your service and sacrifice.

In addition to spending time with my family and friends over the weekend, I was determined to buy a new television for our media room. The one I have is..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Green Shoots

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. 

Equity markets continued their slump last week, with the S&P 500 down 3.0%. With little to change the narrative on inflation, tightening monetary policy, or cooling growth, investor sentiment remains very poor. Last week marked the seventh week in a row that the index has been down, a stretch..

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