In this week’s episode, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, reports live from the bustling Sixth Street in Austin while Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, holds down the fort in a much quieter spot. Despite the market noise—both literal and financial—there’s actually some …
By Debra Taylor, CPA/PFS, JD, CDFA™ Goldman Sachs recently held their Semi‐Annual Roundtable for a select group of financial advisors, providing us full access to the insights and thoughts of their top Portfolio Managers and Economists. Here are the 7 biggest takeaways from our discussions:
Inflation slowed significantly in July. Lower energy prices, including a 7.7% decline in gasoline prices, helped the Consumer Price Index stay flat. Food and shelter costs helped offset the decline in energy prices. The core inflation rate fell to 0.3%, suggesting inflationary pressures are …
The U.S. job market didn’t get the message it was supposed to slow down. The establishment survey estimated 528,000 new jobs were created last month. Every employment sector experienced growth, although services and government hiring accounted for 87% of new jobs.
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By Jamie Hopkins, Managing Director, Wealth Services Sonu Varghese, Director, Investment Platforms; and Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, contributed to this report. Senate Democrats have reached a general agreement on a bill to address climate change, taxes, health care, inflation …
Last week was a big one for monetary policy and economic data. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 0.75%, with unanimous agreement that higher rates were required to bring inflation under control. In his press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced the Fed was becoming more dat …
