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BRAKING OR BREAKING, WHAT IS THE FED DOING TO THE U.S. ECONOMY? After a promising start that began with a relief rally, global markets continued their year-to-date declines during the 3rd quarter as record inflation, geopolitical tensions, lingering effects from the pandemic, and, most importantly, fears that an aggressive Federal Reserve would push the U.S. economy into recession weighed heavily on the broader markets.
The S&P 500 realized its worst first half performance since 1970. The 2nd quarter of 2022 proved to be especially unkind to equity investors as not even one of the eleven S&P 500 sectors were able to post positive results. Investors faced record high inflation, increased interest rates from the Federal Reserve, fears of a recession and geopolitical uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Inflation surging to 40-year highs, global supply chains broken by a pandemic, ubiquitous labor shortages, and a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by Russia…
Stocks overcame a number of headwinds in the fourth quarter with the emergence of Omicron…
When the sun does not shine, the wind does not blow, and the water does not flow….
The markets rose to all-time highs in the second quarter across almost all markets as reflected here….
Stimulus and COVID vaccines move markets higher. We hope this finds you healthy and safe in these unusual times.
Are we beginning a new economic and market cycle? We think so!
Are we beginning a new economic and market cycle? We think so!
So much has happened in the third quarter that it is difficult to find a single theme impactful to the market or the economy… The market is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still impeding a full recovery from shutdowns across the country, especially small businesses. A number of COVID-19 vaccines are in clinical […]