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.
Elevated Food Inflation Continues – Consumer Demand Dynamics
The most recent measure of food inflation is 8.2%, with 2022 inflation at the highest level since inflation in the ...
Chinese Exports Weaken, Global Economy Experiences Slowdown – Global Trade
Chinese exports are crucial for nearly all countries around the world and reflect the status of the global economy, whereas ...
Macro Economic Overview
Markets reacted to indications that the Fed might slow its pace of rate increases heading into the new year. Such ...
Market Indexes / December 2022
(all values as of 11.30.2022) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 34,589 S&P 500 4,080 Nasdaq 11,468 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr ...
Self-Employed Workforce Falling From Largest In 13 Years – Employment Trends
During the Great Resignation in 2021, when increasingly high amounts of employees quit their jobs, the trend was confidence in ...
New Global Growth Estimates Point To Slowdown – Global Economic Trends
The July 2022 World Economic Outlook revealed that the global economy’s future is “gloomy and more uncertain.” The key economies ...
The Hidden Contribution to Inflation – Monetary Policy
The Fed has increased interest rates by 3% over 3 months, the largest increase since 1982, as a response to ...
Housing Affordability
Series 2 of 2: Home Prices Fall for the First Time in 10 Years Ever since the housing market plummeted in ...
Fixed Income Review
Short-term Treasury bonds continued to post higher yields than longer-term Treasury bonds. Six-month maturity bonds yielded 4.57% at the end ...
Equity Overview November 2022
U.S. equity markets rebounded in October with the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq indices all posting positive gains for ...
IRS Raises 2023 Tax Brackets due to Inflation
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) controls the adjustments of tax brackets and standard deductions, and annually makes tax code adjustments ...
Macro Economic Overview November 2022
The Fed continued on its steepest rate increase since the early 1980s. Political pushback against the Federal Reserve has been ...
