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15 Jun

7 Things To Know Now That The Bear Is Here

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 It finally happened. On Monday the S&P 500 Index moved into a bear market, finally closing 20% beneath the January 3 high. Here are 7 things to know about bear (and bull) markets: 1) Since World … Continue reading →

14 Jun

Historic Bond Market Selloff Persists as Fed Meeting Approaches

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 To say the bond market didn’t like Friday’s (June 10) consumer inflation report would be an understatement. After the report showed headline inflation at the highest levels since the 1980s, yields across the front end of … Continue reading →

10 Jun

Weekly Market Performance – Markets Pullback Amid CPI Report

Friday, June 10, 2022 Index Performance View enlarged chart. U.S. and International Equities U.S. Markets Finish Lower The U.S. major market indexes finished lower for the second straight week. Today’s CPI report in addition to higher energy prices and downward … Continue reading →

10 Jun

Inflation at 41 years highs but there is some good news

Friday, June 10, 2022 Headline Inflation Jumps, Core Inflation Cools Headline inflation in May rose 8.6% from a year ago, accelerating from April’s 8.3% growth rate. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to the highest year-over-year increase since December 1981. … Continue reading →

09 Jun

Earnings Are Slowing, Not Contracting

Thursday, June 9, 2022 Some high-profile earnings shortfalls and guidance reductions recently from companies such as Target, Walmart, Snap, Microsoft, and others have increased the market’s concerns about overall corporate profits. While we’ve seen some misses and the momentum of … Continue reading →

08 Jun

Could Elon Musk And Jamie Dimon Cause A June Swoon?

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 The worries are mounting with Elon Musk and Jamie Dimon both adding to the fears over the economy. Last week, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO, said to “brace yourself” for an economic hurricane, while Elon Musk … Continue reading →

07 Jun

May Market Insights – Markets Struggle Amid Continuing Volatility

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Index Performance View enlarged chart. U.S. and International Equities The major market indexes finished the month mixed but did snap a seven consecutive week of losses during the last week of May. The market had suffered … Continue reading →

07 Jun

4 things to Know About Fed Balance Sheet Runoff

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 The Federal Reserve (Fed) has stated that it would like to get its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet back down closer to 20% of GDP (its currently closer to 40%) so it has announced a plan … Continue reading →

03 Jun

Weekly Market Performance – Markets Pullback Amid Strong Jobs Report

Friday, June 3, 2022 Index Performance View enlarged chart. U.S. and International Equities U.S. Markets Finish Lower The U.S. major market indexes finished lower this week after a strong showing the prior week. C-Suite executive bearish comments from Tesla CEO … Continue reading →

03 Jun

Fed Fears The Tight Job Market

Friday, June 3, 2022 Labor Markets Are Tight With Little Signs of Loosening Employment in May grew by 390,000, driven by strong gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and transportation and warehousing. Job growth does not exist … Continue reading →

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