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MARKETS U.S. indexes gain despite fears of oil prices as the market settles on Fed rate direction. The S&P 500 was up 1.1% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.90%, and the Nasdaq Composite has gained 1.2%. The Federal reserve first… Backed by a strong U.S. economy still creating jobs at a consensus- … Read more
INVESTOR SERIES Understanding the relationship between interest rates and the stock market can help investors understand how changes may impact their investments. National Bureau of Economic Research, reports nine recession since 1960, lasting an average of about a year. The most recent recessions were the 2008 financial crisis and the abbreviated two month 2020 COVID … Read more
PUBLIC RELATIONS Vica Partners Private “Momentum Fund” is up 38.15% Year to Date ending August, exceeding most ALL Industry peers. We will look to open our Fund to the public in early 2024. In 2022 we continue beating the markets with our machine learning findings As human knowledge and action can’t generate sustainable performance, … Read more
MARKETS Stocks tentively up on Friday morning as the August’s jobs report came in on right at forecast. The jobs report showed the economy added 315,000 jobs for the month, just under the Dow Jones estimate for 318,000. august 22 jobs report August Jobs Report as it relates to the September interest rate hike The … Read more
INVESTOR SERIES The Federal Reserve seeks to control inflation by influencing interest rates. In order to bring down and control inflation, the Fed engages in an open market sale of bonds, decreasing the money supply and raising the interest rate. Central banks use several methods, called monetary policy, to increase or decrease the amount of … Read more
MARKETS The S&P 500, has been below its 200-day moving average for 100 trading days, the longest since June of 2009. The Nasdaq Composite has been beneath that average for 157 straight trading days, the longest run since a 178-day streak that ended in May 2009. The Dow industrials, trading has been trading under its … Read more
WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORTS ADP Employment Report U.S. private payrolls increased moderately in August, according to the ADP National Employment report, which suggests the slowdown in the labor market as government data continues to point to strong demand for workers. Private employment rose by 132,000 jobs in August after increasing 268,000 in July, the ADP report … Read more
MARKETS Aug 31, Stocks are mixed early Wednesday after major indexes suffer three consecutive days of losses driven by Fed dialogue over rate policy. Weaker-than-expected private payrolls data and a slide in oil prices help offset worries about inflation. All three indexes are on track to finish the month about 3% lower, though they’re still … Read more
MARKETS, GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES Aug 30, U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session as a government job openings report fueled speculation that U.S. Federal Reserve needs to maintain its hawkish pursuit of for more interest rate hikes. Dow down 0.96%, S&P 500 down 1.10%, Nasdaq down 1.12%. United States Job Openings in July … Read more
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES U.S. Economic Calendar 8-29 through 9-02 TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS MONDAY, AUG. 29 None scheduled TUESDAY, AUG. 30 9 am S&P Case-Shiller U.S. home price index (year-over-year) June — 19.8% 10 am Consumer confidence index Aug. 97.0 95.7 10 am Job openings July — 10.7 million 10 am … Read more