The Good News, Bad News Cycle Continues
The data affecting the stock market these days is a mixed bag of dire reports amid optimistic predictions. This week in our Learning Markets livestream , we’re breaking down how to sort out all the information to help you make the most informed decisions about your portfolio, including optimal times to add risk. A surprisingly good Consumer Price Index report last week had stocks on the move. Mid-August is typically not a time when we see the market making big moves, so we’re not sure this is a legitimate break in resistance. This week on the livestream , we explore how high stocks could go, and we answer lots of viewer questions . The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond is a factor we like to examine when looking into the market’s crystal ball. Inflation decreased last week, which likely means the Fed will be less aggressive on raising rates, so longer-term interest rates also should go down. That’s one of the positive aspects keeping the market afloat these days. The media threw around several numbers for the favorable CPI report that came out last week, which may have been confusing for some investors.
The Good News, Bad News Cycle Continues
The data affecting the stock market these days is a mixed bag of dire reports amid optimistic predictions. This week in our Learning Markets livestream , we’re breaking down how to sort out all the information to help you make the most informed decisions about your portfolio, including optimal times to add risk. A surprisingly good Consumer Price Index report last week had stocks on the move. Mid-August is typically not a time when we see the market making big moves, so we’re not sure this is a legitimate break in resistance. This week on the livestream , we explore how high stocks could go, and we answer lots of viewer questions . The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond is a factor we like to examine when looking into the market’s crystal ball. Inflation decreased last week, which likely means the Fed will be less aggressive on raising rates, so longer-term interest rates also should go down. That’s one of the positive aspects keeping the market afloat these days. The media threw around several numbers for the favorable CPI report that came out last week, which may have been confusing for some investors.