Markets continue to be volatile. Our Peek of the Week talks about stocks heading north last week as investors hoped for the market to finally hit its bottom. Corporate earnings suggest we haven't reached the bottom yet and it's now corporate earnings season. This is the time we learn how companies performed during the previous quarter and it seems that earnings are continuing to grow, but at a slower pace than in the past. Our "PEEK" shares some important numbers for investors who need their savings and investments to deliver income.
Investors are eager and looking at inflation to get some guidance about what's to come. Our Peek of the Week does a good job explaining what happened in the stock market after September's inflation numbers came out. It's safe to say the inflation news rocked the markets and investors are left wondering when the bear market will hit its bottom.
After quite the "bah humbug" week in the markets, our new Peek of the Week shares the latest economic data to try and explain what's going on. The fight against inflation has had mixed results and especially when compared to how things have unfolded in the past. Mixed signals from the past has caused mixed messages for the present, and mixed feelings about the future...
The third quarter brought some unusual phenomenon when it comes to investing: simultaneous decline of stock and bond markets. Our new Peek of the Week talks about why investors are currently focused on global instability, rising prices and central bank's efforts to tame inflation. With so many concerns happening at once, aggressive central bank tightening has caused investors to reassess their expectations. If you're tempted to sell, think carefully.
Last week, the Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the federal funds rate for the fifth time this year. During 2022, the Fed has lifted its benchmark rate from near zero to 3.12 percent. Read our Peek of the Week to find out how and why the Fed is attempting to tamp down consumer and business spending. Unfortunately, inflation still has a long way to fall...
Today, gauging the state of the American economy is akin to interpreting abstract art. Many economic indicators suggest the economy remains strong despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool it off. Read our Peek of the Week to learn more about rate hikes, sticky inflation, a vibrant labor market, a booming manufacturing sector, optimistic consumers and yet very confused investors. While economic data is open to interpretation, one thing is for sure: many investors are not happy.
Will the Fed consider another rate hike? Read our Peek of the Week to understand how inflation is showing signs of slowing and how stocks popped higher last week to end a three-week losing streak. Last week’s stock market gains were a bit confounding, especially when you consider the fact that money has been flowing out of global equities and bonds and into cash and investments that are perceived to be safe havens.
It's Tuesday after Labor Day and we're bringing you a brand new Peek of the Week blog post! Last week, U.S. stock indices finished lower after the United States employment report showed solid job growth, suggesting that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise rates. Americans are facing inflation and the Fed is committed to rein it in...
Labor Day is an annual celebration to recognize the social and economic achievements of American workers. The first Labor Day was celebrated in September of 1882 in New York City and in 1894 President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September a national holiday. We hope this Labor Day you take some time honor yourself and the contributions that you’ve made to make this world a better place for your company, your family and yourself.
It may not be what investors want to hear but there is indeed a slowdown happening in our economy. We're facing labor market challenges on top of inflation running over 2 percent. Today's Peek of the Week explains how the historically high growth rates of 2021 (that reflected the economy reopening after the pandemic) have shifted to the place where we're at now. Currently, we have high inflation to focus on.
Many investors who sold shares during the first half of the year are buying again. The current debate for investors and investment professional happens to be, "is the stock market in a bear market rally or a new bull market?" Today's Peek of the Week discusses whether or not it's possible to truly distinguish bull markets from bear markets. As the stock market rally paused, fuel was added to this debate.
Today's Peek of the Week attempts to answer this question. With everything going on, investors have embraced the idea that the Federal Reserve can be persuaded to slow the pace of rates hikes. Investors saw stocks move higher last week, but the bond market was less optimistic after more Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was released. So what's the chance of a recession happening? According to Vince Golle and Kyungjin Yoo of Bloomberg, the chance of a recession within the next year is just below 50-50.
