Consumer Prices Rose 0.3% in August and 5.3% for the Year… Both the monthly and annual inflation rates were down from recent highs. Core inflation dipped to 4% from a 30-year high in June of ...
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 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 ...
Are We There Yet?
For months, investors have wondered when the Federal Reserve (Fed) might begin to “normalize” its policies, a process that will eventually lead to higher interest rates. Last week, a ...
Shortest Ever – July 29 2021
Last week, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finally announced the official dates for the recession that occurred in 2020. Economic activity peaked in February 2020 and bottomed in April ...