Rate Hike Fears Abate For The Week
Equities broke a 4-week losing streak as economic data helped relieve Fed fears, temporarily. With most of Q4 earnings season completed,...
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- Mar 3
- 5 min
Has The Fed Lost Respect?
Per usual, the Fed has been all over the place this week in prepared remarks. As a result, the markets have been up-and-down in trading...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 21
- 2 min
More Fed Hawkish Speak Post-January Inflation
Equities were mixed and bonds were down as the Fed plastered the market with hawkish speeches last week. The fourth quarter earnings...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 17
- 4 min
The Fed Is Circling The Wagons
Quite a bit of unusual hawkish talk from the Fed this week had the markets up and down in trading action. The market, and the Fed, are...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Markets Struggle With Hawkish Fed Speak
Markets returned to the typical pattern of moving on every breath of the Fed last week. The fourth quarter continues to be subpar for...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Equities Surprise As Fed Hikes
Markets survived the Fed meeting last week, as most sectors were higher after the 25 basis point rate hike. The Fed raised rates as...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Has The Market Stopped Listening To The Fed?
Trading on Wednesday and Thursday stumped some market prognosticators as it seemed to be counter to what the Fed attempted to convey...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Equities Blissful In Absence of Fed
Equities rallied last week in the absence of Fed speakers, while Fixed Income was mixed. So far, 29% of S&P 500 companies have reported...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 27
- 4 min
How Sweet It Is...Not To Hear From The Fed
The week has been a welcome break from the Fed, as the central bank went into their "blackout" period before next week's much-anticipated...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 13
- 6 min
Might As Well Face It...We're Addicted To The Fed
The Fed has the ability to move the markets these days with a sneeze or a cough from the mouth of Chairman Powell. Does the Fed really...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Good Start To The New Year
Equities were higher overall for the first week of 2023. The first week of trading in 2023 carried the all too familiar theme of...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Happy New Year, Or Will It Be?
Equities were mixed last week, but sectors that under-performed were down only marginally. Equities and fixed income finished the year...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Are Investors 'Home Alone' This Christmas?
The Fed has taken a hard line on inflation, which has stolen any chance of a Santa Rally. But the Fed's latest projections and rhetoric...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Markets React To Hawkish Fed
The Fed doused any hopes of a Santa Rally last week with hawkish language following their last meeting of 2022. Despite the fact that the...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 16, 2022
- 5 min
How Jerome Stole Christmas
The Fed decided to dash the hopes of equity bulls this week as it announced a highly expected 50 basis point rate hike, but also signaled...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Rate Hikes And Recession Fears Drag On Markets
Despite the lack of Fed speakers, markets pulled back on rate hike and recession fears. This week, Inflation and the Fed’s Interest Rate...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Deck The Halls With Fed Fears
Markets have turned back to the "good news is bad news" framework this week, despite no Fed speakers and nothing to contradict Fed...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Markets Moving On Each Whisper From Fed
Markets waivered during the week, but ended positive on Powell’s dovish comments. There were a lot of economic updates to digest last...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 2, 2022
- 5 min
Markets Got Run Over By The Fed
For the few weeks, you could have thrown out the fundamentals and just paid attention to what any particular Fed member was saying in any...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
Dovish Minutes Push Markets Higher During Thanksgiving Week
Every equity sector was higher last week as the market responded to dovish comments in the November FOMC minutes. There are seven...
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