New Year, Same Focus Even though the calendar pages have turned, the key themes driving financial markets in these early January days look to remain the same: Consumer strength, corporate earnings growth, and risks to the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment will likely continue to drive markets. This week brings…Read more
The Risks Are A-Changing Fears about an impending recession were extinguished last week when the monthly jobs report came in blazing hot. The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, exceeding consensus estimates by more than 100,000 jobs. This has left investors searching for direction. Is the Federal Reserve going to continue lowering interest rates?…Read more
