Greg Rufa, Vice President, Financial Consultant, Webster Investments

10/25/2022

Expectations point to further declines in home sales ahead

Last week's economic data featured further contraction of the housing market as existing home sales and housing starts slowed again in September. Also, the index of leading economic indicators gave a stronger recession signal, but gains in industrial production suggest a downturn is still not immine...

10/12/2022

The Impact Rising Mortgage Rates Have on the MBS Market

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 With the Federal Reserve (Fed) aggressively raising short-term interest rates in an effort to arrest generationally high inflationary pressures, interest rates across the U.S. Treasury yield curve have move higher in concert. The move higher in Treasury yields has put upwar...

10/05/2022

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09/29/2022

OPEC+ Looks To Defend Higher Oil Prices

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Oil prices are rising today as hurricanes in North America introduce concerns over possible disruptions of supply, coupled with an easing of the U.S. dollar. But despite this respite, unease among Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) member cou...

09/20/2022

With 2022 likely being one of the worst year for bonds ever, LPL Research discusses if yields could go higher from current levels.

09/14/2022

Inflation is Easing But Not Enough

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Inflation Cools But Not Enough The August Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.3% year-over-year (YoY) from 8.5% in July. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI rose 6.3% (YoY), accelerating from last month. Inflation pressures continue to ease in a few categories such as g...

09/07/2022

Britain's New Prime Minister Enters With Energy Crisis Storm Brewing

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The United Kingdom (UK) welcomed a new Prime Minister (PM) on Tuesday September 6, 2022, as outgoing PM Boris Johnson officially offered his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II and was replaced by Liz Truss. Truss, who was formally the UK's foreign secretary, becomes only....

09/01/2022

Scary September Seasonals

Thursday, September 1, 2022 For investors September is often a month to remember but for the wrong reasons. In fact, as shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, September has historically been one of the weakest months of the year for stocks. View enlarged chart.

08/26/2022

Early college planning for a growing family

As parents and students do their back-to-school shopping, the impact of rising inflation is being felt. Beyond near-term needs, parents of younger children have to consider the impact of inflation on long-term college funding needs. Most college students will graduate with some level of college debt...

08/24/2022

Will Fed Chair Powell Push Back on Markets?

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Since 1978, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has played host to central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This year's symposium, "Reassessing Constraints on the Econo...

08/09/2022

LPL Research discusses changing recession prospects and what that might mean for stocks.

08/04/2022

Softening Emerging Markets Outlook

Thursday, August 4, 2022 Prospects for a burst of growth in China once the reopening occurs has been a tempting investment thesis for emerging markets (EM) as much of the rest of the world has already reopened. But as we wait for that event, it's clear we may be waiting a while longer.