A Big Week; A FED Meeting, Earnings And Data Deluge
Tuesday commences a two-day FOMC meeting. Consensus is expecting the Central Bank to increase the overnight rate by another 25 bps. It is the post meeting statement that is
Tuesday commences a two-day FOMC meeting. Consensus is expecting the Central Bank to increase the overnight rate by another 25 bps. It is the post meeting statement that is
First quarter real GDP rose by 1.1%, lower than the consensus view of 2.0%. The internals, however, presented an entirely different view. Final sales to domestic purchasers, which take out
Today’s release of first quarter growth and tomorrow’s posting of the PCE or the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation are projected to
Last week equites were relatively subdued. Will volatility increase this week given the multitude of high-profile technology companies reporting? META, MSFT, AMZN and GOOG all
Equites fell and bonds rose after a surprise decline in a business outlook reading and some softening in the labor market. The market also continued to
The change in Fed expectations is incredible. Two weeks ago, the market was pricing in a chance of rate cuts as early as
Markets were relatively quiet as many European and Asian markets were closed in honor of Easter. Bloomberg reported that volume was about
The Treasury market reversed course, with yields dropping, after softer jobs opening data bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve is approaching the end of its aggressive rate hiking
Markets were bifurcated as the tech heavy NASDAQ fell about 0.30% on inflation fears, concerns arising from an unexpected cut in OPEC+’s production. The Dow advanced about
Led by the financials and technologies, equities advanced before today’s release of the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of