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 8 2021
The U.S. Economy Created 531,000 Jobs in October… The unemployment rate fell from 4.8% to 4.6%. What it means— There was good news almost across the board in the jobs report, as payrolls ...
Quarter End – Q3 2021
October 18, 2021 At the End of Q3 2021 – Investors are confronting the long-ignored problem of inflation. With food, gasoline and home heating costs rising, the problem is no longer ...
Central banks have a lot of influence on investors, markets and economies.
For the last year or so, the Federal Reserve has been purchasing $120 billion of bonds every month to ensure United States markets remained liquid and interest rates remained low during the pandemic. ...
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 ...