446 views, By Edward Jones Swings in interest-rate expectations and bond yields continue to be a major driver of valuations and stock performance this year.
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177 views, By Edward Jones Markets pricing in a new base-case scenario: Economic downturn Over the past several weeks, and especially since the last FOMC meeting, market volatility has reemerged.
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227 views, By Edward Jones The Fed was firmly in the driver's seat for the markets this week, with the stock market recoiling and interest rates moving higher as investors digested the prospects for more aggressive rate hikes ahead as part of the Fed's mission to bring down...
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308 views, By Edward Jones Inflation remains the kryptonite of financial markets this year.
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382 views, By Edward Jones While back-to-school season is just getting underway, investors are already well into an eventful year.
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435 views, By Edward Jones Last Friday, Jerome Powell told investors at Jackson Hole that the Fed is committed to raising rates and fighting inflation until it "gets the job done." This past week, financial markets took that message seriously.
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164 views, By Edward Jones Stocks have made a less-than-pleasant round trip this summer. Major indexes entered a bear market in June, rebounded sharply in July, and are on track to finish flat in August, returning to where they were three months ago.
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249 views, By Edward Jones Last week brought a host of data shedding fresh light onto the state of the consumer. While recession worries have been stoked by high inflation, supply bottlenecks and Fed rate hikes, household finances have been a source of optimism.
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335 views, By Edward Jones Last week both CPI (consumer price index) and PPI (producer price index) inflation data for the month of July moved lower. After surprising to the upside last month, markets welcomed the lower-than-expected headline and core readings.
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