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Market Commentary
Sector Views: Our Stock Sector Outlook
Kevin Gordon discusses Schwab's analysis of the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500.
March 8, 2024
Don't Bet Your Portfolio on Election Year Fears
The hype is always high in a presidential election year, fueling investor emotions and worry over the markets. So how do you prepare yourself and your portfolio for a bumpy ride?
March 7, 2024
Beneath the Surface of Market Highs
Investor sentiment and stock market valuations are getting increasingly stretched as indexes trek higher, but solid underlying breadth has been a positive offset for now.
March 4, 2024
Japan's Long Comeback
The second-largest stock market has captured the interest of investors, supported by stronger, more broad-based earnings, and incentivized by Japan's fiscal and monetary policies.
February 26, 2024
Understanding Corporate Bond Analysis (With Winnie Cisar)
Kathy Jones and Collin Martin speak with Winnie Cisar of CreditSights about how corporate bonds are rated and analyzed.
February 23, 2024
Inflation: Too Hot?
Relatively hot inflation reports might be blips, but they reinforce why the Fed's rate-cutting cycle might be more gradual, which could be a better backdrop for stocks.
February 20, 2024
Simple Indicators in a Complicated World
Market folklore provides an easy, but inaccurate guide for investing in today's interconnected and complex market. Indicators based on economic or market behavior may be preferred.
February 12, 2024
What Matters in Residential Real Estate (With Dolly and Jenny Lenz)
Liz Ann Sonders discusses the state of the real estate market with famed agents Dolly Lenz and Jenny Lenz.
February 9, 2024
Slow(er) Ride to Rate Cuts
While focus remains on when the Fed will start cutting rates, history suggests other factors must be looked at when assessing forward stock market performance.
February 5, 2024
How Do Muni Bond Credit Ratings Work?
Kathy Jones and Cooper Howard interview Jane Ridley from S&P Global about how municipal bonds are rated.
February 2, 2024
Count Down to Rate Cuts (and Hikes)
Market expectations have established a high bar for central banks' rate cuts. Any disappointment like stronger inflation or economic growth could spark market volatility.
January 29, 2024
Earnings Season & High Demand for Corporate Bonds
How have Q4 corporate earnings fared so far, and what's behind the strong demand for investment-grade corporate bonds?
January 26, 2024
Back in Black: S&P 500 Hits All-Time High
While the S&P 500's all-time high hasn't been accompanied by other parts of the market (notably, small caps), further gains are possible if breadth firms up.
January 22, 2024
Key Signals from the Fed & How to Manage Risk
Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones analyze new developments in the Fed's balance sheet and debate the role of risk in portfolio construction.
January 19, 2024
The Global Impact of Taiwan's Election
The election outcome is unlikely to change the status quo for the Taiwan Strait, U.S.-China relations, or global markets which have seemed to price in geopolitical risk.
January 16, 2024
What Can the Sahm Rule Tell Us About the Economy?
Former Fed economist Claudia Sahm discusses the December jobs report and the potential for rate cuts this year.
January 12, 2024
Mixed Signals: December's Jobs Report
While headline payroll growth was relatively strong in December, weaker details under the surface continue to paint a mixed labor market picture.
January 8, 2024
Top 5 Global Risks of 2024
There are many risks for 2024 including those that are an ever-present part of investing and not unique to the outlook for any particular year. We've highlighted our top five.
December 18, 2023
The Fed Holds Steady with a Dovish Pivot
Kathy Jones discusses the Fed's latest decision and interviews former Fed economist Dr. Julia Coronado.
December 15, 2023
Market Outlook: What's in Store for 2024?
As we approach 2024, what can investors expect from the markets in the new year?
December 8, 2023
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