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The Week Ahead – Renaissance or Recession

By | 4/18/22 9:33 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 4/18/22 9:33 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 holiday weekend. We celebrated Easter with my parents who brought their dog to meet our four-month-old puppy. It was a bit touch and go at first, but once they warmed up to each other, they ran around and played non-stop. As I am writing this, our little pup is passed-out..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – FOMC Minutes

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 week, markets had another turbulent time digesting language and speeches from the Fed. Higher yields in fixed income markets continue to weigh on global equity markets as the S&P 500 fell 1.3% last week amidst global equity market struggles.

Fighting persistent inflation remains the Fed’s..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Canary in a Coal Mine

By | 3/28/22 10:58 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 3/28/22 10:58 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.

Most people are familiar with the term: “canary in a coal mine." It is used quite often in the investments industry as we are always looking for evidence of the next downturn. Of course, this idiom comes from a time long past where coal miners would bring small, caged birds into the mineshaft to..

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