Is it too late to avoid an economic recession?
Tick, Tick, Boom These are historic times. We got another piece of data yesterday, but the puzzle is still not solved. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark policy rate by 75 basis points […]
Should investors really be taking risks during inflation?
Plenty of Room at the Hotel Cash-ifornia Spoiler alert: a lot of money has flowed out of risk assets this year. As of the end of May, more than $200 billion has come out […]
Worried about how inflation is affecting your stocks? Read this
Casting a Wider Net The new term du jour is “bear market rally,” and the exercise du jour is trying to determine if any uptrends we see in markets are simply brief rallies in […]
Got the market ‘slowdown scaries?’ Here’s why it may actually be good for homebuyers
Slowdown Scaries There are a number of indicators that attempt to predict a slowdown before it starts, one of which is the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator Index, which is an aggregate measure of […]
Consumers are still spending big even as inflation soars. Here’s why
It’s Not Over Till It’s Over The good news is that when this rough patch is over, we can look back on it as another history lesson and use it as a guide for […]