by David Morrison | Jun 20, 2023 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
For the first time in 18 months, the Federal Reserve decided to pause its aggressive rate hiking campaign and maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5 to 5.25%. The central bank began a restrictive monetary policy back in March 2022 and continued to...
by Steve Carr | May 16, 2023 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
Even after 2022’s dismal stock returns (and bond returns, and commodity, and real estate, and cash…), the decade ended April 30, 2023 rewarded investors handsomely. The S&P 100 Index – the largest 100 companies by market capitalization – returned 10.2% per year,...
by David Morrison | Mar 15, 2023 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
Tuesday, March 7 Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee. His message was hawkish as the Fed Chair discussed not only the persistence of inflation (and the committee’s plan to continue raising interest rates), but also...
by David Morrison | Dec 19, 2022 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
Keeping with market expectations, The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by ½ percentage point, bringing the target range to 4 ¼ to 4 ½ percent. While the increase broke a string of four straight ¾ point hikes, the...
by Steve Carr | Nov 15, 2022 | Economics & Capital Markets, Investing, Peloton Updates |
Investors embraced last Thursday’s inflation news with enthusiasm. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 7.7% year-over-year and 0.4% for the month of October. Analyst estimates from Dow Jones were 7.9% and 0.6%,...
by David Morrison | Sep 13, 2022 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August and reported higher than expected inflation. Headline inflation rose 8.3% year over year, while Core CPI (ex-food and energy) increased 6.3%. Month over month numbers also increased...
