Most years, the rule of thumb is “Sell in May, stay away.” But 2024 isn’t most years. Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese discuss why investors should consider bucking conventional wisdom this month. Highlights include: May has …
By Samantha Cornelius, Associate Relationship Manager at FFR Wealth Team Looking back on the end of high school, I was never quite as focused on the economic impact college would have on me in the future, instead 18-year-old me was craving the “experience” and “worldliness” that I would gai …
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The Federal Reserve met last week, and Chair Jay Powell indicated tapering this year is more likely than not. The decision on when to reduce the central bank’s purchases of government-backed bonds will likely be affected by the employment report released a week from Friday. If labor market …
Last week, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of their proposed tax plan, which includes changes to corporate, personal and other taxes, as well as retirement plans – though Social Security would be untouched.
Two U.S. economic reports provided reassuring news about the economy. The inflation trend moderated in August. Consumer price inflation (CPI) rose 0.3%, down from 0.5% the previous month and below estimates of a 0.4% increase (Figure 1). Excluding food and energy, prices increased just 0.1%.
July job openings increased to 10.9 million, up 779,000 from June. The record number suggests weaker August job growth was partly related to a low supply of workers and demand for workers remains robust.
