The Fed Is Willing To Push Unemployment Higher To Fight Inflation... In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Fed Chair Powell reiterated that the central bank is committed to lowering inflation, ...
Week In Review – May 16 2022
Inflation Dipped, But Not Much...The Consumer Price Index eased 0.2%, from 8.5% to 8.3%, less than the expected 0.4% drop. What it means— Fed Chair Powell gave the markets a shot in the arm last ...
Week In Review – April 18 2022
Inflation Reaches 8.5%, Highest in More Than 40 Years... Core inflation, excluding food and energy, rose to 6.5%. What it means— A number above 8% was expected. Investors took the report as better ...
2021 Hindsight Review
The end of year is time for reflection. For most investors 2021 is a year of frustration as the major indexes racked up new highs and portfolios struggled to make gains. It was a year that disproved ...
Week In Review – November 15 2021
Inflation Jumps to 6.2%… Consumer prices rose 0.9% last month and are 6.2% higher than at this time last year, the highest reading in 31 years. Core inflation rose 0.6% last month and 4.6% over the ...