The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February Consumer Price Index (CPI) data this morning, showing headline CPI climbed 0.8% month-over-month while core CPI, which excludes volatile food and e

Should we be surprised at inflation surprises at this point? The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the most well known measure of inflation, climbed 7.5% over the last year through January, its highest read

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has been supporting financial markets by buying $120 billion of U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) each month. C

The U.S. economy added 467,000 jobs in January, well ahead of the consensus estimate of 125,000, and December’s disappointment was wiped off the books after being revised upward from 199,000 to

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has made a decidedly hawkish pivot, with fed funds futures now expecting five rate hikes in 2022. For our full breakdown of the latest Fed meeting, please read our January 27

2022 has been one of the worst starts to a year ever for stocks. As of January 25, 2022, the S&P 500 is down 9.2% (on a closing basis) from the peak earlier this year, suggesting we are inching cl

Lately we’ve seen two things swirling that some investors think could hurt them down the road. The idea that higher yields and rate hikes are bad is all over the place, but it all might not be s

For those of us who haven’t already started holiday vacations, we all know this was Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting week. In anticipation of how much investors would be focused on the Fed this win

The Federal Reserve (Fed) ended its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting yesterday and there were some notable shifts to monetary policy, although these shifts were largely expected by

As we head into the end of 2021, here are five charts that caught our attention.

First up, last week was one of the best weeks of the year for stocks, and that could be a good sign. &ldqu