Economic Commentary – Confusing Times
If you’re feeling a bit dazed and confused in the present times, you’re not alone, nor are these feelings unwarranted. We are being whipsawed by
If you’re feeling a bit dazed and confused in the present times, you’re not alone, nor are these feelings unwarranted. We are being whipsawed by
Economic reports coming in are good, and most media outlets have concluded that this is great news. Those conclusions may be premature; the more logical
We closed 2023 and entered 2024 with a market rally, newly born confidence that the inflation battle won’t lead us into a recession, and relief
There is a lot of doom and gloom in the air, but there is a significant amount of very positive news to consider as we
Thus far, 2023 has been a confusing year. Certainly, the geopolitical landscape has been difficult, but overlaid on those headlines are alternating reports of a
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the simultaneous troubles afflicting First Republic Bank and now Credit Suisse can’t help but call into question the
Hope springs eternal, as they say, and many in the media are pushing the narrative that inflation has been vanquished – or is at least
Burton Malkiel is a widely respected economist who was trained at Harvard and Princeton University, where he currently teaches, served as dean of Yale School
The inflation news is confusing, and we want to take this opportunity to help clarify why. We’ll start with the fact that the Fed is
The Fed’s move this week (6/13/22 – 6/15/22) to increase the Fed Funds rate by 0.75% was a surprise, and the market hates surprises and