Weekly Market Commentary for 3/28/23

Weekly Market Commentary for 3/28/23

The Markets What’s your jam? When you think of fun, are you running an Arctic marathon? Biking to your favorite burger place? Gaming with friends online? Each has inherent risk: Polar bears and hypothermia, traffic and flat tires, and viruses and identity theft. Those...
Weekly Market Commentary for 3/20/23

Weekly Market Commentary for 3/20/23

The Markets Unknowns and uncertainty. Financial markets were volatile last week as investors parsed the risks around bank closures, central banks offered additional protections for depositors, and regulators took a harder look at bank balance sheets. “For much of last...
Weekly Market Commentary for 3/13/23

Weekly Market Commentary for 3/13/23

The Markets Early last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress the Fed is committed to bringing inflation down to 2 percent. If economic data continues to come in hot, he said, then it’s likely the Fed will raise rates higher than expected and keep...
Weekly Market Commentary for 3/6/23

Weekly Market Commentary for 3/6/23

The Markets Sibling discord. Stocks and bonds are two of the better-known asset classes in the family of potential investments. Last week, they were in opposition. Bond yields have been moving higher in anticipation of the Federal Reserve raising rates again. For a...