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One Of The Worst Starts Ever After 100 Days, But There Is Hope
Posted by Ryan Detrick, CMT, Chief Market Strategist Thursday, May 26, 2022 Yesterday was the 100th trading day of the year for 2022 and although stocks managed to gain about 1%, it was still the worst start to a year since 1970 for the S&P 500 Index. In fact, it is the fourth worst start to a […]
Savings Rate Falls As Inflation Takes A Bite
Posted by Jeffrey J. Roach, PhD, Chief Economist Friday, May 27, 2022 Savings Rate Falls As Inflation Takes A Bite The latest personal income and spending data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that part of the driver of spending growth in April was from savings. Another engine driving consumer spending was credit card usage […]
May 27, 2022
Will There Be A June Swoon? Maybe, But Maybe Not
Posted by Ryan Detrick, CMT, Chief Market Strategist Tuesday, May 31, 2022 After a late month rally, we can say goodbye to the month of May, which now opens the door to June. Here’s the bad news, June is historically a weak month and it is actually the worst month of the year during a midterm […]
May 31, 2022
Munis Offer Compelling Relative Value Over Corporate Credit
Posted by Lawrence Gillum, CFA, Fixed Income Strategist Wednesday, June 1, 2022 The national municipal market has been under the same price pressures as the fixed coupon taxable markets this year as markets have aggressively repriced faster interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve (Fed). Adding to these price pressures however has been the liquidation of […]
June 1, 2022
Was that the Low?
Posted by Scott Brown, CMT, Technical Market Strategist Thursday, June 2, 2022 Stocks rallied hard last week, as the S&P 500 Index broke a seven week losing streak in resounding fashion; its 6.6% gain was the best since November 2020. That strong response from equities, following one of the worst starts to the year ever, has many […]
June 2, 2022
Fed Fears The Tight Job Market
Posted by Jeffrey J. Roach, PhD, Chief Economist Friday, June 3, 2022 Labor Markets Are Tight With Little Signs of Loosening Employment in May grew by 390,000, driven by strong gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and transportation and warehousing. Job growth does not exist in an economy that has a high chance […]
June 3, 2022
4 things to Know About Fed Balance Sheet Runoff
Posted by Lawrence Gillum, CFA, Fixed Income Strategist Tuesday, June 7, 2022 The Federal Reserve (Fed) has stated that it would like to get its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet back down closer to 20% of GDP (its currently closer to 40%) so it has announced a plan to start to reduce the amount it currently […]
June 7, 2022
Could Elon Musk And Jamie Dimon Cause A June Swoon?
Posted by Ryan Detrick, CMT, Chief Market Strategist Wednesday, June 8, 2022 The worries are mounting with Elon Musk and Jamie Dimon both adding to the fears over the economy. Last week, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO, said to “brace yourself” for an economic hurricane, while Elon Musk had a “super bad feeling” about the economy […]
June 8, 2022