Investors will get a sense of the broader resiliency of inflation this week with several international countries set to release their CPI figures. In the latest edition of The Lookout, Scott Kimple of Warrington Asset Management and Stan Sokolowski of CIFC Investment Management examine the Fed’s continued fight against inflation and what it could mean for international markets.
Between an October CPI figure release and the US Midterm Elections set for Tuesday, investors will have plenty to watch this week. Hunter Frey of Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares and Matt Ferratusco of Lyons Wealth Managements let us know what they’ll be watching in this week’s edition of The Lookout.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Remember, our investment in stocks is a De facto vote of confidence on the economies in which we invest. Earnings, revenue, margins, free cash flow, and the growth of these important metrics is what drives stocks up or down over time.
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The Institute for Supply Management’s monthly survey of purchasing managers came in below expectations for August, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report indicated that nonfarm payrolls expanded by only 142,000 jobs during the month (against expectations of 161,000 jobs).
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