Posts Tagged ‘Federal Reserve’
AE Wealth Management: Market Minute | 9/13/22
Inflation Data Blows Up Market’s Narrative CLICK here for downloadable PDF Until today, the market was self-indulging in the thought that we had reached “peak” inflation and that the Federal Reserve’s hawkishness was all smoke and mirrors. Markets reasoned that inflation would continue to decline and a Fed that appears predisposed to be dovish would…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute | 7/28/22
U.S. Economy Shrinks for 2nd Consecutive Quarter CLICK here for downloadable PDF The first reading of second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers were released earlier today, showing the U.S. economy fell by 0.9% between the first of April and end of June. It’s the second consecutive quarter of negative growth – putting us into the traditional…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 7/10/22 – 7/16/22
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: July 10 – July 16 And the hits just keep on comin’ Consumer price index (CPI) and producer price index (PPI) numbers for June were released last week — and the data’s not pretty. CPI came in at a new 40-year record high of 9.1%, 50 basis points…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute | 7/13/22
Markets sink following inflation report CLICK here for downloadable PDF Inflation numbers are headed in the wrong direction. June’s consumer price index (CPI) came in at 9.1%, surpassing the expected 8.8% and hitting a fresh 40-year high. The number pretty much locks in another interest rate rise of 75 basis points (.75%) at the Federal…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 7/4 – 7/10
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: July 4 – July 10 Markets post a strong week on hopes Fed will ease The markets were going strong last week, buoyed by hopes that concerns over a slowing economy would be the catalyst for the Federal Reserve to back off raising rates. In case you haven’t…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/26 – 7/2/22
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 26– July 2 One step forward, two steps back for markets After locking in solid gains the previous week, markets headed the wrong direction last week over increased worries the Federal Reserve’s inflation battle would push the U.S. into a recession. The concern spiked after Fed Chair…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/19/22 – 6/25/22
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 19 – June 25 Finally! A positive week for markets After finishing down in the past 10 of 11 weeks, markets finally showed signs of life last week. A sharp rally helped boost the S&P 500 out of bear market territory, while the Dow added more than…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Shrinking Savings | Blog
Download printable version here Americans are saving less and spending more — on plastic. Personal savings rates are dropping, while consumer debt is on the rise. What could this mean for the U.S. economy in the second half of the year? Overview After experiencing robust growth in 2021, the U.S. economy began to falter in…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/12/22 – 6/18/22
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 12 – June 18 The Fed disappoints – again The markets had another rough week, but the news last week was all about the Federal Reserve meeting. After the red-hot Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) readings, it was leaked the Fed would move…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute | 6/17/22
Download printable version here Interest rates spike, markets rally The Fed met on Tuesday and Wednesday. Expectations last week were for it to raise rates another 50 basis points (bps) and for the Fed Funds rate to rise to 1.25%, but over the weekend it was leaked that the Fed would rise by 75 basis…
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