Commentary

A rosy view through the rearview mirror.

Last week, the January stock market decline was interrupted by a Friday afternoon rally.

Market Commentary: U.S. Inflation Challenges Likely Linked to Robust Government Aid, Policy Changes

Here’s a little story about a group called the Fed…

Market Commentary: S&P 500 Finishes Second Year of Pandemic 28.7% Higher Than It Started

2021 was a fizzing mints-in-soda kind of year.

Market Commentary: Fed Addresses Inflation Concerns, Doubles its Pace to Reduce Bond Purchases

Market Commentary: Inflation met expectations- Up .8% in November and 6.8% year-to-year

Market Commentary: Jobs Data Sends Mixed Signals as Omicron Variant Begins to Appear in U.S.
Based on research from a few weeks ago, the jobs report indicated that U.S. companies added only 210,000 jobs compared to expectations of 530,000. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve signaled inflation risk is higher than expected and suggested it may taper bond purchases more rapidly

Market Commentary: Concerns About New COVID Variant Pushed Markets Lower; Core Inflation Rose 0.4%