1-12-2022: Will Higher Inflation Readings Cause the Fed to Raise Interest Rates Early?
The December consumer price index showed a huge jump, and last month’s producer price index is slated to come next. Today's Stocks & Topics: HUM - Humana Inc., Personal Finance Resolutions, Cryptocurr...
13 Jan 202247min
1-11-2022: Can Stocks Can Withstand Rising Yields?
One strategist says that sectors such as technology will “struggle to outperform going forward,” but there may be good news for banks, autos, and other cyclical areas of the equity market. Today's Sto...
12 Jan 202245min
1-10-2022: What the "Phillips Curve" Says About Soaring Inflation in the COVID Economy
The Phillips curve is an economic concept describing the relationship between inflation - that is, how much prices are increasing on a year-over-year basis - and nationwide unemployment. Today's Stock...
11 Jan 202247min
1-7-2022: U.S. Stocks Posted a Third Year of Double-Digit Gains but Bonds Faltered
The U.S. market gained 9.5% in the final three months of 2021, its best quarter since fourth-quarter 2020. Today's Stocks & Topics: PHM - PulteGroup Inc., Jobs Report, Retail Investors, Gold, C - Citi...
8 Jan 202246min
1-6-2022: Mortgage Rates Hit A 9-month high, And Loan Demand Drops Further
Applications for mortgages to purchase homes fell 4% from two weeks earlier and were 12% lower year-over-year. Today's Stocks & Topics: FDX - FedEx Corp., Domestic Market, Trade Deficit, Cryptocurrenc...
7 Jan 202246min
1-5-2022: Did Big Pension Funds Dump the Wrong Things Last Year?
A year back, some institutional money managers were avoiding seven “asset classes” or types of investments due to perceived risks or poor returns. Today's Stocks & Topics: S&P Index Funds, Dynamics fo...
6 Jan 202246min
1-4-2022: Survey: Two-Thirds of U.S. Consumers Do Not Expect Their Personal Finances to Improve in 2022
Half of the cited group specified inflation (now at a 39-year high) as the barrier to a better money situation. Today's Stocks & Topics: POOL - Pool Corp., Consumer Tech Confidence, The Yield Curve, U...
5 Jan 202245min
1-3-2022: More Millennials Are Renting Because They Have To
A recent study by RentCafe found that high-earning millennials (with an annual income of more than $50,000) submitted 39% of all rental apartment applications in 2021, their largest share in five year...
4 Jan 202245min
