Week in Review #224

Week in Review #224

Summing Up The Week The week started off rocky following protests against Covid controls in China and unease about Fed Chair Powell’s upcoming speech on Wednesday. However, markets exploded to the upside when Powell revealed that the Fed is considering slowing...
Pandemic Portfolio #35

Pandemic Portfolio #35

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Week in Review #223

Week in Review #223

Summing Up The Week Holiday weeks can often be interesting to watch. With many professionals and retail traders taking the entire week off, trading volume decreases which means relatively small news events can really move the markets. Of course, with everyone being...
Week in Review #222

Week in Review #222

Summing Up The Week The market’s whipsaw volatility continued this week with a mixture of good news and bad news ranging from potential signs of inflation peaking to credit issues and a potential significant weakening of the U.S. consumer. The result was a...
Week in Review #220

Week in Review #220

Summing Up The Week As has become the norm during a week with a Federal Reserve meeting, the markets traded relatively flat to down before Wednesday’s Fed announcement of its new interest rate hike and plans for the future of its fight against inflation. Naturally,...