The September rate cut of .5% was the first reduction since 2020. Rate hikes resulted in the target range for the federal-funds rate hitting a two decade high
Recession fears and concerns about an economic slowdown contributed to August’s early market volatility and meant a bumpy ride for investors. Although concerns
In the past few weeks investors have experienced the effect of a rotation in the markets where large capitalization stocks had a pullback while small and mid
The next few weeks may find the markets influenced by the fallout from last Thursday’s US presidential debate along with the results of the first round of
The US economy is set to slow, although a recession this year is unlikely. Even though the Federal Reserve is not ready to cut interest rates just yet, the
Equities markets experienced a rough patch in April declining about 7% with another hot inflation reading indicating that any near-term interest rate cuts are
March saw U.S. equities end the month higher as the S&P 500 had its best first quarter since 2019. Expectations for rate cuts in 2024 have moderated as real GDP
The stock markets have continued their upward trend with the S&P 500 closing above 5,000 for the first time in history. Looking ahead to the next few months
Although we are not out of the woods yet, the US economy is beginning 2024 in a far better place than most investors expected. Although the Federal Reserve is
What a difference eight weeks makes in the markets! At the end of October, the Dow was slightly negative with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting respectable but not
