Major Equity Indexes Post Gains So Far This Year – Domestic Equity Overview
Major equity indexes were positive year to date at the end of January, with the S&P 500 index up 6.18% as technology-related companies led the...
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Macro Economic Overview
Inflation became less of a concern in January as the most recent data revealed six consecutive months of falling prices. The most recent inflationary data,...
Job Openings Are Decreasing – Labor Market Update
With looming recessionary pressures throughout 2022, many corporations reversed their 2021 hiring frenzies. Instead, companies have been opting to slow down hiring, shutter positions, and...
Short Term Rates Remain Higher Than Long Term Rates – Fixed Income
40-year highs in inflation and Federal Reserve rate hikes played havoc on bonds throughout 2022, sending short and long terms rates to levels not seen...
More People have Grim Outlooks on their Financial Situations – Consumer Expectations
With high inflation and a recessionary environment being landmarks of 2022, many households have started to doubt the economy. Going further back to the start...
Life Insurance Payouts Pass a Record $100 Million – Insurance Overview
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to unravel, life insurance payouts for 2021 now show just how extraordinary the deaths recorded were. While...
Macro Economic Overview
Global equity and fixed-income markets navigated through a volatile environment as 2022 unfolded to be a challenging year. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising interest...
World Population Surpasses 8 Billion – Global Demographics
In 1804, the world’s population reached 1 billion people. In 1927, over a century later, it reached 2 billion. Now, just 11 years after it...
Unemployment Rate is Expected to Rise Heading Into 2023 – Labor Market Update
In September 2022, the unemployment rate hit 3.5%, its lowest point since the start of the pandemic. However, new Fed forecasts predict the unemployment rate...
Some Reprieve as Rates Fall Modestly – Fixed Income Overview
With the new year approaching, the Fed is expected by many analysts to begin slowing its rate hike trajectory. Currently, the Fed Funds Rate range...