The US will soon reach the ceiling of how much it can borrow, as it has many times in the past. Congress and the President have not come to any agreed upon resolution about raising the debt ceiling. In response to this uncertainty, stocks and bonds have been fallen in May. What does all this mean for investors, and what is the likely outcome?
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The Debt Ceiling Debate
The US debt is near the ceiling of what it is allowed to borrow. Since the US budget spends more than it receives in revenue, the ceiling needs to be raised or the US may default on payments. Political parties cannot seem to find common ground to get this done and the markets recently have been volatile because of it. This month’s issue of “On The Mark” discusses what may happen and what investors should do.
[Read more…]Inflation Continues to Decline In April
Employment, Inflation, The Fed, Interest Rates, And Slowing Economic Growth
The Fed met earlier last week and raised interest rates in their ongoing fight against inflation. The April employment report came out Friday and was stronger than most expected. JP Morgan, one of the Portfolio Strategists we utilize for client accounts, wrote the following regarding these items and the impact on the economy today in their weekly market recap…
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Economy Grows But Slows In First Quarter
Conference Board Predicts Recession Mid 2023
Demise of the US Dollar: Greatly Exaggerated or Destiny?
Recently some news regarding a few countries moving away from using the dollar and toward using the Chinese yuan has caused quite a stir and a lot of dire predictions about what this could mean to the US economy and markets. The following April edition of “On The Mark” is a reasoned explanation about what is going on, what will likely happen, along with positive and negative long term impacts of a move away from the dollar.
[Read more…]Clark Capital Quarterly Economic and Market Review and Outlook
Clark Capital, one of the Portfolio Strategists we utilize for client accounts, has posted their views of the economy and markets using their five stock market gauges.
In a video Glen Dorsey and Pete Eisenrich review their views on the economy and markets now and their outlook for the future.
Click HERE to view Clark Capital’s Quarterly Economic and Market Review and Outlook.