Slaying Inflation

Slaying Inflation

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market closed higher last week with the S&P 500 jumping 2.6%. The Dow also rose 1.25%, and the Nasdaq surged 3.25%. Foreign stocks did well, with developed country stocks and emerging markets both increasing about 2.7%. Bonds were...
Back in Black

Back in Black

  The stock market has been on quite the roller coaster ride since the Fed first started hiking rates last year to fight inflation. But, as our featured chart this week shows, the S&P 500 is finally back in the black for the first time since it originally...
The Unemployment Paradox

The Unemployment Paradox

  The unemployment rate is the one economic indicator most people are likely familiar with. To state the obvious, we don’t like a high unemployment rate; it means people are out of a job, and that’s not good for anyone. But this week’s featured indicator shows...