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Market Commentary: S&P Decline Continues While Consumer Demand Keeps Climbing

The S&P 500 continued its string of negative weeks, dropping 3% last week. It was the seventh straight weekly decline in the index of large-cap stocks. The S&P 500 temporarily fell more than 20% on Friday, but the market rallied and the index finished down 18.1% from its January all …

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Market Commentary: Fed Expected to Accelerate Pace of Rate Hikes, Reduce Balance Sheet

Corporate earnings comparisons are getting more difficult. Factset reports first quarter S&P 500 earnings are expected to rise 4.5%. Earnings growth will likely increase during the quarter as companies deliberately push earnings estimates lower so they can produce positive surprises. Wh …

Market Commentary: US Sees Robust Job Numbers; S&P 500 Closes Out Negative Quarter

The U.S. economy has continued to create jobs. The establishment report, which measures jobs at known entities, added 431,000 new jobs last month. Economists expected 478,000 new jobs. The previous two months were revised higher by nearly 100,000, making up for the slight miss. Unemployment …

Market Commentary: Fed Officials Indicate Faster Pace, Steeper Hikes for Interest Rate Increases

Initial jobless claims reached their lowest level since September 1969. Continuing claims fell to 1.35 million and reached their lowest level since 1970. The labor force was half as large then as it is today. Concerns about inflation, excess demand, and uncertainty about Russia’s attack on …

Market Commentary: To Combat Inflation, Fed Plans 6 More Interest Rate Hikes, Surprising Investors

The Federal Reserve both met expectations and surprised investors at the same time last week. As expected, the Fed raised rates 0.25%, beginning to unwind the sharp rate reductions it implemented to protect the economy during the early stages of COVID-19. The surprise was the announced inte …

Market Commentary: Fed Poised to Raise Rates this Week, Could Signal Future Increases

Inflation continued to bound higher last month. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 0.8% last month and is 7.9% higher than one year ago. The big culprits were food and energy. Food prices leapt 1% last month and gasoline prices increased 6.6% as part of an increase in overall energy pri …

Market Commentary: Risk of Expanded Russian Conflict Pushes Markets Lower; US Economy Adds 678,000 Jobs

Concerns the Russian invasion of Ukraine will draw more countries into the conflict raised risk and pushed global markets lower. Statements about nuclear forces going on alert and world leaders discussing a no-fly zone concerned investors.

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Market Commentary

Market Commentary: S&P Decline Continues While Consumer Demand Keeps Climbing

Market Commentary: Fed Expected to Accelerate Pace of Rate Hikes, Reduce Balance Sheet

Market Commentary: US Sees Robust Job Numbers; S&P 500 Closes Out Negative Quarter

Market Commentary: Fed Officials Indicate Faster Pace, Steeper Hikes for Interest Rate Increases

Market Commentary: To Combat Inflation, Fed Plans 6 More Interest Rate Hikes, Surprising Investors

Market Commentary: Fed Poised to Raise Rates this Week, Could Signal Future Increases

Market Commentary: Risk of Expanded Russian Conflict Pushes Markets Lower; US Economy Adds 678,000 Jobs

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