Articles/Education
Please choose any of the following articles below that interest you. Each article is listed under the month it was written. Articles written in prior months may still have educational interest.
How Inflation in The U.S. Can Differ from Other Countries – Inflation Overview
Inflation is felt differently by consumers, businesses, and governments across the world depending on the driving factors behind inflation. Three ...
Fixed Income Overview
Government bond yields saw an increase in May as discussions surrounding the debt ceiling transpired. Even with the turmoil in ...
Equities Endure Volatility – Domestic & International Stock Markets
Uncertainty with the debt ceiling created volatility in domestic equities, yet still maintained positive year-to-date returns for the S&P 500 ...
Economic Growth & Inflation Starting to Cool – Economic Environment
Following two consecutive quarters of negative Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth starting in 2022, the year ended with two consecutive ...
Market Indexes
(all values as of 05.31.2023) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 32,908 S&P 500 4,179 Nasdaq 12,935 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr ...
Macro Economic Overview
Congress passed legislation during last-minute negotiations to avert a default on the nation’s debt. The suspension on the U.S. government’s ...
Why Headline Inflation & Core Inflation Differ – Inflation Overview
Following historically high inflation throughout 2022, we have now had nine consecutive months of decreases in the Consumer Price Index ...
Smaller Banks’ Exposure To Commercial Real Estate – Banking Sector Update
The commercial real estate market, over the past three years, has struggled with a critical factor that is vastly changing ...
Senior Citizen Scams on The Rise – Retirement Awareness
While fraud, in general, has been significantly increasing in recent years, people ages 60 and above have become major targets ...
Self-Employed Workforce Is Still an Expanding Trend – Labor Market Overview
While millions of workers were suddenly faced with unemployment at the spark of the COVID-19 Pandemic, a shift to remote ...
More Banks Are Borrowing from The Fed – Monetary Policy Update
Widespread uncertainty and difficulties remain persistent for numerous banks, especially smaller regional banks. As investors’ trust in banks has recently ...
Fixed Income
As expected, the Federal Reserve announced the execution of its final rate increase in early May. Bond markets reacted with ...
