A tumultuous first quarter officially ends this week, and Wall Street will kick off April with one of the most important economic indicators: the monthly jobs report. There is just one catch — the stock and bond market will be closed when the data drops. At a Glance Investors have had a lot to digest…Read more
With the government shutdown delaying the release of the September employment report, investors’ attention will likely turn to one of the few sources of insight still available right now: the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s pivotal September meeting. Held against a politically charged backdrop, that meeting culminated in the first interest rate cut since December….Read more
The Risks Are A-Changing A key thing about our economy has changed recently, and it has to do with the Federal Reserve. The central bank has a dual mandate to keep prices stable and ensure maximum employment, and over the past years, the focus has really been on prices and inflation. Now that inflation has…Read more
