Investors Study Fed Comments at Central Bank Symposium… Fed Chair Jay Powell made the opening comments at the event, which in the past has served as the venue for announcing major policy ...
Archives for August 2021
Market Commentary – August 25 2021
Markets were shaken last week by a potent cocktail of central bank tapering and economic growth concerns mixed with coronavirus and a splash of the new Chinese privacy law. On Wednesday, the ...
Week In Review – August 23 2021
Fed Minutes of July Meeting Show Consensus for Tapering This Year, Sending Markets Lower… The minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting at the end of July showed a broad agreement among the ...
What is the most important driver of economic growth in the United States?
The most common way to measure economic output is Gross Domestic Product or GDP. It’s the value of all goods and services produced in our country over a specific period of time. GDP is a combination ...
Week In Review – August 18 2021
Consumer Prices Rose 0.5% Last Month and 5.4% Over the Last Year… The monthly inflation gain eased from the 0.9% pace in June, but annual inflation remained stubbornly high, at the same rate as last ...