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.
Yields Hold Steady Until Fed Decides
The yield on the 2-year Treasury bond fell to 2.84% on July 1st, the biggest drop since March 2020. Yields ...
Inflation Varies From Country To Country In Europe
A tremendous surge of inflation has encompassed European countries as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Essential energy ...
Equity Indexes Have a Rough First Half – Domestic Equity Overview
Equity indexes have had an absolutely dreadful first half, their worst in decades. The S&P 500 Index had its worst ...
Upper Earners Hold Most Savings On Hand
Consumers are now saving less than before the pandemic, as stimulus assistance funds and generous unemployment benefits have gradually evaporated, ...
Macro Economic Overview
Attention has shifted from inflation to recession as housing, wages, interest rates, commodities, and consumer expenditures have all receded from ...
Market Indexes July 2022
July 2022 / (all values as of 06.30.2022) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 30,775 S&P 500 3,785 Nasdaq 11,028 Bond Sector ...
Rates Held Steady In May – Fixed Income Review
Short term and long term Treasury bond yields fell moderately in late May, known as a shift down in the ...
Earnings Come Into Focus – Domestic Equity Update
The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, which includes every publicly traded U.S. company, has lost roughly $10 trillion in value ...
Credit Usage Heading Higher – Consumer Credit
As pandemic assistance funds vanish, consumers are turning to savings and credit to pay for essentials. With many consumers having ...
Growing Inventories Means Lower Prices & Discounts Could Be Coming – Consumer Retail
As the pandemic created supply constraints over the past two years, companies learned to stock up on materials and finished ...
Global Commodity Prices May Be Signaling That Inflation Is Taming – Commodities Market Update
As heightened commodity prices have stoked inflation over the past year, commodity prices worldwide are now starting to ease as ...
Gasoline Prices Expected To Head Higher This Summer – Energy Overview
Various factors are contributing to sustained high gas prices, which are expected to add to price pressures heading into the ...
