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Another 75 bps Increase – What the Fed Rate Hike Means for Investors

As the Fed continues to push interest rates higher to combat inflation (today announcing a 0.75% increase), portfolio management teams and investment analysts from across Catalyst Funds and Rational Funds weigh in on what this means for investors:

The Lookout | Week of October 31, 2022

The primary focus for this week will be when the Federal Reserve announces its interest rate decision on Wednesday. Markets are expecting another 75 basis points increase, but the real center of attention will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who investors hope will give some signal that rate increases will be paused in early 2023. Hunter Frey of Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares and Dan Rudnitsky of SMH Capital Advisors give us their insights ahead of a busy week for investors.

The Lookout | Week of October 24, 2022

Investors will be busy this week with several companies announcing their third quarter earnings and plenty of important economic figures being released. To help make sense of everything that’s going on, Hunter Frey of Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares gives us his thoughts on this week’s edition of The Lookout.

The Lookout | Week of October 24, 2022

Investors will be busy this week with several companies announcing their third quarter earnings and plenty of important economic figures being released. To help make sense of everything that’s going on, Hunter Frey of Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares gives us his thoughts on this week’s edition of The Lookout.

The Lookout | Week of October 17, 2022

This week is set to be a packed one for investors with several domestic and international economic data points set to be released. In this week’s edition of The Lookout, Hunter Frey of Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares lets us know what he’ll be watching and why it matters.

The Lookout | Week of October 10, 2022

Investors will have their eyes set on Thursday when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the latest month-over-month and year-over-year CPI figures. Hunter Frey of Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares and Daniel Rudnitsky of SMH Capital Advisors offer their insights on what Thursday’s release could mean for investors.

The Lookout | Week of October 10, 2022

Investors will have their eyes set on Thursday when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the latest month-over-month and year-over-year CPI figures. Hunter Frey of Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares and Daniel Rudnitsky of SMH Capital Advisors offer their insights on what Thursday’s release could mean for investors.

The Lookout | Week of October 03, 2022

This week will provide some crucial employment data that may shed light on the effects of the Fed’s fight against inflation. To help investors make sense of what’s ahead, Joe Tigay of Equity Armor Investments and Simon Lack of SL Advisors provide insights on what they’ll be watching as the week unfolds.

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