Dec 09
December 2022 The U.S. labor market continues to add jobs and support wage growth. This may give the Federal Reserve more room to continue to aggressively increase interest rates to tame inflation. For this reason, financial markets turned lower after the positive job report. Effects of rising interest rates on economic growth are lagged, so …
Nov 23
Traders Change Focus to March • Mixed Economic News Kept Markets Busy• Winter Weather Could Impact Crop December futures are all but gone after today, with traders having changed their positions from the December contract to March. March futures will now be the central focus after First Notice Day and the shortened trading week due …
Nov 08
Macroeconomic Overview: For a fourth consecutive time this year, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates 0.75 percentage points. In the official statements accompanying the increase, it was acknowledged the lagged effect of rising rates on the economy and that further increases may eventually need to taper. However, comments made by the Federal Reserve chairman after the …
