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The Federal Reserve held its September meeting this past week, and the message from Jerome Powell was clear: The Fed wil...
09/25/2023

The Federal Reserve held its September meeting this past week, and the message from Jerome Powell was clear: The Fed will continue to keep rates at elevated levels until inflation moves more convincingly towards 2.0%.

In our view, while Powell and team may continue to signal that they are not done raising rates, there may be a confluence of factors that keep them on the sidelines. Read more in our latest Weekly Market Wrap.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Stocks have made a less-than-pleasant round trip this summer. Major indexes entered a bear market in June, rebounded sha...
08/29/2022

Stocks have made a less-than-pleasant round trip this summer. Major indexes entered a bear market in June, rebounded sharply in July, and are on track to finish flat in August, returning to where they were three months ago. Because some of the worst-case-scenario risks have recently diminished, we think the direction of travel since the midsummer lows is justified. But strong headwinds to growth will remain, which is why we continue to expect a more bumpy and prolonged market recovery to the prior highs. With the Fed's Jackson Hole meeting marking the last major market event before the summer ends, we take a look at what's changed, what hasn't, and what the evolving conditions may mean for the road ahead.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

High inflation and rising interest rates have prompted recession worries, yet a healthy labor market and recent declines...
08/22/2022

High inflation and rising interest rates have prompted recession worries, yet a healthy labor market and recent declines in prices at the pump have helped ease fears and lift the stock market recently. This week we take a look at the state of the consumer and the outlook for household spending, which will play a key role in the path ahead for the economy and markets.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Last week we saw both CPI and PPI inflation move lower. However, inflation remains elevated compared to almost any perio...
08/15/2022

Last week we saw both CPI and PPI inflation move lower. However, inflation remains elevated compared to almost any period in history, and we would expect the Federal Reserve to continue to push rates higher in this backdrop. Nonetheless, investors cheered this first step in the right direction, and if inflation continues to moderate consistently, markets could be poised for a more sustained rally towards the back half of this year or early 2023.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Equity markets have staged an impressive rally since the mid-June lows aided by weaker commodity prices, easing inflatio...
08/06/2022

Equity markets have staged an impressive rally since the mid-June lows aided by weaker commodity prices, easing inflation expectations, and lower bond yields. With last week's impressive job gains suggesting that the Fed has to stay aggressive in its fight against inflation, further gains might be more difficult to achieve, and markets could be entering a choppy phase in the months ahead. Yet, the worst of the valuation declines might be behind us. We see three potential future paths for the U.S. economy and financial markets and offer our take on the blockbuster July jobs report.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Markets faced a triple-whammy of data this week, between the Fed meeting, GDP data, and big-tech earnings reports. The c...
07/30/2022

Markets faced a triple-whammy of data this week, between the Fed meeting, GDP data, and big-tech earnings reports. The common message among all seems to be that growth is slowing, but Fed rate hikes may be as well. Read our Weekly Wrap for more!

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

The stock market has found some footing recently, rallying off of the June lows even as fears of a recession have remain...
07/23/2022

The stock market has found some footing recently, rallying off of the June lows even as fears of a recession have remained in the forefront. In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we look at the recent rally in stock prices and what it may tell us about the path ahead for investors.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Inflation and central bank policy were in the driver's seat last week. The stronger than expected rise in consumer price...
07/16/2022

Inflation and central bank policy were in the driver's seat last week. The stronger than expected rise in consumer prices in June pushed headline inflation to 9.1%, a new 40-year high, suggesting that the Fed has more work to do. In this week's market wrap we offer our take on the latest data and discuss how markets might already be looking past the inflation peak and shifting their focus on growth.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

High inflation and shifting economic conditions have prompted worries of a looming recession. In our view, the risk of r...
07/09/2022

High inflation and shifting economic conditions have prompted worries of a looming recession. In our view, the risk of recession has risen but this doesn't have to spell more trouble for financial markets. In this week's Market Wrap, we provide some historical perspectives on recessions, what they mean for market performance and how investors can best navigate the path ahead.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Interested in learning more about last week's market and what this week could hold? Take a look at this update.
02/12/2022

Interested in learning more about last week's market and what this week could hold? Take a look at this update.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

For a review of last week's market and guidance for the week ahead, take a look at this report.
02/05/2022

For a review of last week's market and guidance for the week ahead, take a look at this report.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Check out our weekly market update for news on last week's market and guidance for the week ahead.
01/29/2022

Check out our weekly market update for news on last week's market and guidance for the week ahead.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

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