The Federal Reserve Raised Rates by 0.25%... The central bankers forecast that they will raise rates six more times this year, bringing the federal overnight funds rate close to 2%. What it means— ...
Week In Review – March 14 2022
Prices Rose 7.9% in February Over Last Year... Last month, inflation reached the highest level since early 1982, and those numbers do not include the jump in energy prices after Russia invaded ...
Week In Review – March 7 2022
The U.S. Economy Created 678,000 Jobs in February... The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised the December and January numbers higher by a total of 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped from 4% to ...
Week In Review – February 28 2022
It’s War... Russia invaded Ukraine, sending commodity spot markets and bonds higher while pushing general equities lower at the outset. What it means— The Russians gave us some great one-liners ...
Week In Review – February 22 2022
Russia Removes a Few Troops from the Ukrainian Border…or Did They?... After massing more than 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border in what looked like preparations for war, Russia announced that ...