Markets 2025
The Federal Reserve Interest rate decision along with President Elect Trumps agenda is front and center. Will the Fed cut rates by another .25%? Last week, for the 4th month in a row the CPI increased .3%. Down significantly from our recent inflation highs, the math is not yet pointing to the Fed’s desire, a […]
Welcome back to our weekly retirement blog!
Much has transpired since our last blog! The Election and the Fed The Presidential election has both candidates promising to spend more taxpayer’s dollars. Hey, the easiest money to spend, someone else’s! Increased government spending in the short-term increases economic activity and can uplift corporate profitability. Combine our massive government spending along with recent productivity […]
So What’s Next?
The Fed funds rate was cut .50% after holding steady since July 2023. After Fed Chair Powell announced the rate reduction, stocks shot higher with all major US stock indexes finishing over 1% for the week. Small cap stocks rose 2.47%. Bond yields were interesting, at least for a couple of days. Prior to the […]
Sea-Change in the Markets?
Was last week a one-off or the start of a sea-change? There have not been many weeks in 2024 when the Nasdaq has underperformed the other major stock indexes. The major economic news last week was the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell .01 last month. The tame CPI report impacted investment returns last week […]
