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Financial Markets Endure Difficult Third Quarter
Posted on October 12th, 2022
Stocks have suffered across the board in the 3rd quarter, as investors continue to react to global turmoil and the Fed’s aggressive interest rate spikes. Sectors that held up the best relative to other sectors included biotechnology, healthcare services, and oil/gas, joined by banks, semiconductors, and healthcare equipment. Analysts generally believe that any uptrends are […]
October 2022 Economic Snapshot
Posted on October 11th, 2022
Financial markets were distraught during the third quarter as rising rates, inflation, and slowing economic activity hindered major equity indices. Dramatic tax cuts implemented in the U.K. stirred global financial currency markets with the British pound falling to historic lows. Fiscal policy reform is becoming a focal point as various international economies are poised to […]
Social Security Increase Expected to Be Historic
Posted on October 6th, 2022
Social Security is an essential safety net for many, and its payouts must increase over time to account for inflation. The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) occurs annually, and is based on how much the 3rd-Quarter Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners (CPI-W) has changed from the past year. With inflation hitting generational highs, […]
Personal Savings Lowest in 14 Years Ahead of Recession
Posted on October 5th, 2022
During the pandemic just two years ago, economic uncertainty, massive unemployment, and government stimulus spending forced many to save as much money as they could. The public health shutdowns to combat the pandemic also shut access to spending venues like restaurants, retail stores and vacation destinations, further constraining spending and contributing to a massive spike […]
Workers Getting Poorer Despite Wage Growth
Posted on October 4th, 2022
Wages have grown since before the pandemic, but actual earnings are plummeting. There are two factors to consider when evaluating wages, the nominal wage and the real wage. The nominal wage is just the number of dollars earned. The real wage, however, takes inflation into account to determine the actual spending power of what is […]
September 2022 Market Update
Posted on September 29th, 2022
Financial markets took a smackdown in September as inflation and interest rate fears roared back. The sudden drop has now extended the pullback from the summer market rally, taking the S&P 500 from above 4300 in mid-August to under 3700 in mid-September and briefly dropping below the June low. Crypto markets also took a beating […]
September 2022 Economic Snapshot
Posted on September 21st, 2022
Recession fears pressed on markets as equities pulled back from a mid-summer rally that many analysts suspect was short-lived. U.S. equities began August in rebound mode but reversed course to end the month in negative territory. Crude oil and gasoline prices fell further in August, offering an isolated reprieve for consumers and suffering under inflationary […]
Rising Food Prices Worsen Hunger Crisis
Posted on September 8th, 2022
In the US and other advanced economies around the world, much of the public remains unaware of the severity of the world’s hunger crisis. The problem has been prevalent for the past several decades, and has increasingly worsened in the last 15 years. Hunger and undernourishment were already high at the turn of the millennium, […]
How Money Supply Worsened Inflation
Posted on September 6th, 2022
Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the U.S. money supply has grown at an explosive rate. M2, which measures the supply of U.S currency in circulation, is important to analyze why there has been a jump in the money supply. Economists view an increase in the money supply as an indication of rising inflation […]
What is ESG Investing?
Posted on August 31st, 2022
Over the past decade, growing attention from the public has focused on how businesses affect society and the environment. The spotlight has forced companies, analysts and investors to be more conscious of how corporate decisions affect the environment, society and governance, collectively known as ESG. ESG considerations have grown to have a major impact on […]
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