by Ross Bowler | Apr 11, 2022 | Market Commentary
Interest Rates on the Ascent This past week’s release of the minutes from the Fed’s March 15-16 meeting confirmed that inflation is no longer perceived as transitory and efforts to bring inflation down quickly have moved to front and center. After March’s 25 basis...
by Ross Bowler | Mar 11, 2022 | Market Commentary
United States Inflation Rate Bureau of Labor Statistics data released this morning showed that the annual inflation rate in the US accelerated to 7.9%, the highest rate in more than 40 years. This follows Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell’s assertion that in...
by Ross Bowler | Jan 18, 2022 | Market Commentary
Inflation is here. Rate hikes are coming. Markets are anxious. On 1/12/2022 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in December the Consumer Price Index rose 7.0% Y-O-Y. This follows a November report of +6.8%. On 1/13 the Producer Price Index tallied that final...
by Ross Bowler | Dec 15, 2021 | Market Commentary
Surviving Inflation Investor fears and anticipations were confirmed when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the November 2021 Consumer Price Index rose 6.8% from the prior year period, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982. Ex food and energy,...
by Ross Bowler | Nov 8, 2021 | Market Commentary
Over the last few months, two topics have dominated economic/investment debate: the pace and strength of economic recovery and surging inflation. After just a half hour’s television broadcast, the topic count was reduced to only one. In his appearance on CNBC’s...
