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May 4, 2022
May Fed Announcement
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased the federal funds rate by 0.50%, or 50 basis points, to 0.75% – 1.00%.
April 20, 2022
The predictive power of yield curve inversions
When has a yield curve inversion been an indicator of economic slowdown, and what are the implications for investors?
April 7, 2022
Will oil producers produce more as prices rise?
With oil prices at their highest levels since 2014, investors wonder if recession could be on the way.
March 31, 2022
Inflation then and now
Should investors prepare for the type of long-term inflation and double-digit interest rates that hampered markets in the 1970s?
March 29, 2022
Q & A on the price of oil and other commodities
A look at the impact the war in Ukraine may have on the economy and other commodities.
March 18, 2022
The commodity wars
Commodity inflation, exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war, may reduce consumer purchasing power.
March 11, 2022
The Fed’s path to policy normalization
Federal Reserve tightening of monetary policy via higher rates and balance sheet runoff is on the horizon, but it may look a little different from previous cycles.