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March 27th, 2023 What's Your Jam
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Marh 20th, 2023 - Unknowns and Uncertainty https://marleenhuff.us1.advisor.ws/files/wc_03-20-2023_1-.pdf
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March 6th, 2023 - Sibling discord.
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February 27th, 2023 - Is it good news or bad news?
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February 21st, 2023 - Brace for a bumpy ride.
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February 13th, 2023 - This time may be different... or it may not be.
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February 6th, 2023 - What do Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) and the current economic expansion have in common?
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January 30th, 2023 - The vicious cycle of inflation.
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January 23rd, 2023 - "It's hard to be a contrarian for very long these days because the consensus seems to change so quickly"
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January 17th, 2023 - Bullish or bearish?
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January 9th, 2023 - It's being called the "Goldilocks" report.
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January 3rd, 2023 - It's finally over.
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December 27th, 2022 - What a year!
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December 19th, 2022 - Bad News is Bad News, Once Again
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December 12th, 2022 - What Comes Next?
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December 5th, 2022 - What Will It Take To Slow This Economy Down?
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November 28th, 2022 - There was a shift in the winds of monetary policy.
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November 21st, 2022 - Thanksgiving and football go together like turkey and stuffing.
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November 14th, 2022 - Last week was remarkable for many reasons
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November 7th, 2022 - It's The Lag Time.
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October 31st, 2022 - Some Companies are doing better than others
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October 24th, 2022 - Markets Turned - Again
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October 17th, 2022 - We're Not There Yet
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October 10th, 2022 - Bah Humbug
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October 3rd, 2022 - The Third Quarter Marked a Change in Attitude
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September 26th, 2022 - Central bank tightening sparked recession fears.
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September 19th, 2022 - It's Open to Interpretation.
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September 12, 2022 - Central Banks are Hawkish. Stocks popped higher, anyway
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September 6th, 2022 -You may have heard this one: Don’t fight the Fed.
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August 29, 2022 - Markets were tuned to the signals coming from Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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August 22, 2022 - Is this a bear market rally or a new bull market?
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August 15, 2022 - Rally caps were waving
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August 8, 2022 - The strength of the United States economy continues to surprise.
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August 1, 2022 - Investors thought they heard a dovish note from the Federal Reserve and markets rallied.
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July 25, 2022 - A lot of people are worried that a recession may be in our future. Some think it may already be here.
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July 18, 2022 - Nobody is happy, but Americans are feeling more optimistic.
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July 11, 2022 - Rising inflation is a bit like a child throwing a temper tantrum in the grocery store.
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July 5, 2022 - The first six months of 2022 have earned a place in history books.
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June 27, 2022 - Last week, bad news was good news.
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June 21, 2022 - The fight against inflation intensified.
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June 13, 2022 - Inflation is proving to be far more tenacious than markets had hoped.
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June 6, 2022 - How strong is the United States economy?
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May 31, 2022 - Investors reassessed and markets bounced.
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May 23, 2022 - On the fear and greed cycle.
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May 16, 2022 - Living with a bear.
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May 9, 2022 - There is a lot of uncertainty in financial markets - and markets hate uncertainty.
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May 2, 2022 - Correction and contraction...
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April 25, 2022 - The Federal Reserve's Ice Bucket Challenge...
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April 18, 2022 - Here's a riddle: How can inflation be 8.5 percent and 6.5 percent at the same time? The answer is that it depends on how you measure it.
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April 11, 2022 - The first quarter of 2022 was jam-packed with volatility-inducing events: rising inflation, war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, sanctions on Russia, and a new COVID-19 outbreak in China.
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April 4, 2022 - Checking in on the Federal Reserve.
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March 28, 2022 - Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.
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March 21, 2022 - Markets were reassured by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)'s actions last week.
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March 14, 2022 - Investor optimism is quite low.
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March 7, 2022 - The world is adapting to a changing reality.
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February 28, 2022 - Last week, Russia invaded Ukraine.
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February 22, 2022 - Investors' appetite for risk diminished as the Russian threat to Ukraine intensified.
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February 14, 2022 - Why did stock markets in the United States finish the week lower?
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February 7, 2022 - A rosy view through the rearview mirror.
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January 31, 2022 - Last week, the January stock market decline was interrupted by a Friday afternoon rally.
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January 24, 2022 - When is a barometer not a barometer?
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January 18, 2022 - Is the economy doing well, or not?
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January 10, 2022 - Here's a little story about a group called the Fed...
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January 3, 2022 - 2021 was a fizzing mints-in-soda kind of year.
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December 27, 2021 - Investors were feeling bullish.
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December 20, 2021 - Stock and bond markets diverged.
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December 13, 2021 - Inflation met expectations.
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December 6, 2021 - Investors look to the future.
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November 29, 2021 - COVID-19 strikes again.
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November 22, 2021 - Thinking about the possibilities.
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November 15, 2021 - Economists like to joke that inflation is just right when no one notices it.
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November 8, 2021 - Feeling bullish...
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November 1, 2021 - The road to recovery is slow and bumpy.
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October 25, 2021 - It's MESSI!
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October 18, 2021 - Don't get spooked!
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October 11, 2021 - The word "jouncy" may have started life as a combination of bouncy and jolting - and it's a pretty good way to describe what happened to stock markets last week.
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October 4, 2021 - September strikes again...
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September 27, 2021 - Central banks have a lot of influence on investors, markets and economies.
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September 20, 2021 - In recent weeks, bullish sentiment has drifted lower like sediment settling after a storm.
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September 13, 2021 - The Delta variant could take a toll on economic growth.
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September 7, 2021 - Stagflation isn't trending, but it was mentioned in quite a few headlines last week.
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August 30, 2021 - "Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder," advised the Persian poet Rumi.
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August 23, 2021 - Markets were shaken last week by a potent cocktail of central bank tapering and economic growth concerns mixed with coronavirus and a splash of the new Chinese privacy law.
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August 16, 2021 - What is the most important driver of economic growth in the United States?
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August 9, 2021 - Are we there yet?
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August 2, 2021 - The Chinese dragon cast a shadow over free trade and foreign investment last week.
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July 26, 2021 - Shortest ever.
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July 19, 2021 - The term "peak growth" has become almost as popular as the comedy show Ted Lasso.
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July 12, 2021 - There was a gapers' block in financial markets last week as equity investors slowed to see what the United States Treasury bond market was up to.
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July 6, 2021 - The world is about halfway back to normal.
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June 28, 2021 - What begins with the letter "I"?
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June 21, 2021 - Is that a hawk?
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June 14, 2021 - It's transitory. It's not transitory. It's transitory. It's not transitory.
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June 7, 2021 - Pulling the economy out of the shed.
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June 1, 2021 - Are we at a tipping point?
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May 24, 2021 - What do markets hate?
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May 17, 2021 - Uncle Inflation is here. Will he overstay his welcome?
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May 10, 2021 - Like a gender reveal gone wrong, last week's employment report delivered an unexpected surprise.
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May 3, 2021 - It's Spring and economic recovery is in the air.
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April 26, 2021 - It wasn't just the price of pork chops.
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April 19, 2021 - Where are Treasury bonds going?
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April 12, 2021 - Investors didn't stumble over inflation last week. Why not?
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April 5, 2021 - Zoom, zoom, zoom.
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March 29, 2021 - Last week, unemployment claims were looking good and consumers were feeling good.
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March 22, 2021 - What are professional asset managers thinking?
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March 15, 2021 - Investors had a lot to be enthusiastic about last week.
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March 8, 2021 - Neanderthal DNA may make people more - or less - susceptible to COVID-19, reported The Economist.
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March 1, 2021 - Students of financial markets may have noted a historically unusual event last week.
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February 22, 2021 - It's a contrarian's dream come true.
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February 16, 2021 - Way back, when radio disk jockeys played 45-rpm vinyl singles, the A-side of a disk was the song the record company was promoting and the other side - held a song that sometimes had an equal or greater impact.
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February 8, 2021 - It's not a black diamond ski run yet, but the yield curve for U.S. Treasuries is steeper than it has been in a while.
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February 1, 2021 - They say people watching the same event often see different things.
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January 25, 2021 - Last week, as COVID-19 vaccination efforts continued, there was speculation about stock market corrections and asset bubbles.
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January 19, 2021 - Investors were rocked by economic data showing the economy hit the breaks hard in December.
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January 11, 2021 - The event at the US Capitol building had a resounding impact around the world, but it didn't deter global stock markets.
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January 4, 2021 - Last week was the cherry on top of a turbulent year for investors.
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December 28, 2020 - U.S. stock markets remained calm as a fresh chapter opened in the coronavirus stimulus saga last week.
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December 21, 2020 - Congress is at $900 billion, will they hear $1.4 trillion...
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December 14, 2020 - When it comes to beverages, frothy can be delicious.
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December 7, 2020 - When is bad news good news? Take a look at last week.
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November 30, 2020 - Last week, vaccine optimism immunized investors against signs of economic weakness.
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November 23, 2020 - The U.S. economy is like a semi-trailer truck.
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November 16, 2020 - Vaccine can be a powerful word.
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November 9, 2020 - It's said markets hate uncertainty, but that wasn't the case last week.
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November 2, 2020 - Last week, financial markets and economic data told very different stories.
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October 26, 2020 - Stimulus talks led investors in a merry dance last week.
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October 19, 2020 - It was a turbulent week for investors.
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October 12, 2020 - Yes. No. Maybe?
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October 5, 2020 - Last week, the third quarter of 2020 came to an end - and the fourth quarter delivered a doozy of an October surprise.
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September 28, 2020 - For four weeks, the U.S. stock market has sparked and sputtered like a campfire in light rain
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September 21, 2020 - Investors weren't happy with central banks last week
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September 14, 2020 - Last week, the Nasdaq Composite Index set another record
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September 8, 2020 – Stock markets in the United States retreated a bit last week
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August 31, 2020 – The stock market rallies like it’s 1986
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August 24, 2020 - The shortest bear market in history is over
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August 17, 2020 – the S&P 500 finished the week within a whisker of its February high
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August 10, 2020 – There was good news and bad news in last week’s employment report
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August 3, 2020 – Last week delivered a mixed bag of financial and economic news