Posts Tagged ‘economy’
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/22/22 – 5/28/22
View PDF Version Markets end their 8-week losing streak Is the losing over for markets? After nearly two months of down weeks, the S&P 500 and the Dow rallied last week, just managing to avoid bear territory. Two solid days of gains helped markets recoup some of the losses, but both indices remain…
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View PDF Version Rising interest rates, shrinking GDP and an inverted yield curve are early warning signs the U.S. could be headed for a recession. Overview As the world tentatively emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2021, the U.S. economy benefited from pent-up consumer demand. Americans increased spending as they cautiously ventured from their…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 4/24-4/30/22
VIEW PDF VERSION GDP shrinks and markets drop as earnings disappoint Same story, different week The major domestic equity indexes all dropped last week for the fourth consecutive week of losses. In all, markets dropped 8.8% in April. The S&P 500 moved further into correction territory, down roughly 14% from its recent peak, while both…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute Blog | 4/22/22
Markets declined Thursday and Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the Fed’s intention to raise interest rates by 50 basis points at its next meeting in May. At the same meeting in May, a winddown of the Fed’s massive $9 trillion balance sheet will also be detailed. Higher interest rates meant to tame…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 4/10-4/16/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Markets struggle as inflation continues its upward climb Inflation is not going anywhere soon Despite the shorter trading week thanks to the Good Friday holiday, the markets managed to pack five days of pain into four. All three major indices lost ground: the Dow dropped 0.78%, the S&P 500 2.13% and the…
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