Rates Start Their Steady Climb
Various fixed income analysts expect a reversal in downward trending rates as the Fed prepares to start raising short term rates as early as the...
Category: Economy
Equity Markets Surprised Many in 2021
All sectors of the S&P 500 Index posted gains in 2021, with the energy sector leading, following a dismal outcome in 2020. Real estate, technology...
Macro Economic Overview
A year after Covid-19 changed the course of travel, socialization, and financial markets, 2021 witnessed a much quicker rebound than had been anticipated. The equity...
Labor Force Participation Rate Still Below Prior To Pandemic
Workers across all age groups are still not willing or able to work as they did before the pandemic. The participation rate is basically the...
Release of Oil Reserves Hasn’t Reduced Gas Prices Much If Any
The administration announced in November that it had authorized the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) in order...
Rates In Flux As Omicron Creates Uncertainty
The renomination of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for another four years is not expected to result in any changes to monetary policy objectives. With the...
Domestic Equities Diverge From International Equities
Global equity markets pulled back at month end as heightened virus fears drove uncertainty. Energy sector stocks saw a reversal from ongoing appreciation throughout the...
Macro Economic Overview – December 2021
The onset of the most recent Covid variant, known as Omicron, stands to stall a global economic resurgence which has been gradual and fragile. The...
Wage Inflation Is Here
With over 10 million open positions nationwide, companies are being forced to raise wages and pay incentives in order to attract qualified workers. Salaries and...
Some Americans Retired Early Due To The Pandemic
A recent research report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that over 3 million Americans decided to retire earlier than planned due...