The Central Banks Have Spoken
No one expected the United States Federal Reserve to announce a rate change last week – and it didn’t. But …
Demand for Artificial Intelligence
Optimism abounds!
Enthusiasm for everything related to artificial intelligence (AI) drove a global stock mark …
Off to a Slow Start
And we’re off…to a slow start.
Last week, investors appeared to suffer from a New Year’s hangover. The …
Have rates peaked?
Last week,
at its final policy meeting for 2023, the United States Federal Reserve indicated that rates may h …
Easing Inflation
Is it done?
(We’re not talking about the turkey.)
Last week, investors enthusiastically embraced the ide …
How high will they go?
Just as the market anticipated, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) chose not to raise interest r …
Work Work Work
All the work, work, work.
2023 has been a remarkable year so far. It has, “confounded economists, humbled f …
Lowering Inflation
If you’ve ever waited in traffic while the center section of a bridge lifts to allow ships and sailboats to …
Good For Some
Higher bond yields may be good for income investors – and not so good for stock markets.
After more than …
Central bank palooza!
While music lovers attended concerts and festivals across the United States, central banks had a lollapalooza …