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SFS Insights

3/7/2025: A Cooldown... Not a Collapse

2/28/2025: Consumer Confidence

2/14/2025: The Growing Number of Retirees

2/3/2025: DeepSeek What Happened and What Are Possible Implications?

1/24/2025: The US Economy is in Great Shape

1/17/2025: Consumer Price Index Update

1/10/2025: The US Consumer is in Excellent Shape

12/20/2024: Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates

12/13/2024: U.S. Job Creation on the Rise

11/29/2024: 5 Things About the Economy to be Thankful For

11/22/2024: Fed Hikes Added $2 Trillion to Money Market Accounts

11/15/2024: Corporate America Showing Off Solid Earnings Power

11/8/2024: Federal Reserve Cuts Rates

10/25/2024: All About Social Security & A FREE Webinar

10/11/2024: Inflation Hit a Three-Year Low in September

9/27/2024: Strong First Nine Months Could Signal More Gains Ahead

9/20/2024: Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates

9/13/2024: US Housing Outlook

8/30/2024: The Time Has Come For Policy To Change

8/23/2024: The Economy is Doing Just Fine

8/16/2024: Inflation Continued to Retreat in July

8/9/2024: Crisis of Confidence; Not a Crisis of Data

7/26/2024: U.S. Economy Grows At Faster Than Expected Pace 

7/19/2024: 2.3 Million Firms in the US with More than 5 Workers

7/12/2024: The US Now Produces More Energy Than it Consumes

6/28/2024: Households More and More Bullish On the S&P 500 

6/21/2024: Earnings Expectations Continue to Rise

6/14/2024: Global Economic Outlook Improving

5/31/2024: April Showers Bring May Flowers

5/10/2024: Long Pauses Have Historically Been Good for Stocks

4/19/2024: The US Is The Biggest Oil Producer in the World 

4/12/2024: US Recession Probability Declining

3/29/2024: Strong Tailwind to Stocks and Bonds

3/15/2024: Inflation Rose Slightly More Than Expected

2/23/2024: Communication Services Stealing the Show During Earnings Season

2/16/2024: Volatility Is The Toll We Pay To Invest

2/9/2024: "As goes January, so goes the year"

1/19/2024: Monthly U.S. Retail Sales

1/12/2024: S&P 500 Annual Returns Through 2023

12/22/2023: Supply Chains Back to Normal

12/15/2023: Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady for Third Straight Policy Meeting

12/8/2023: Support For A Soft Landing

11/17/2023: October CPI Unchanged

10/27/2023: Contributions to U.S GDP Growth 

10/20/2023: Solid Start to Q3 Earnings Season 

10/13/2023: Year 1 of the Bull Market

9/29/2023: Last Fed Hike to First Fed Cut

9/22/2023: Where Inflation Is...And Isn't

9/15/2023: Core Consumer Price Index (CPI)

8/18/2023: Don't Panic- Pullbacks Are Normal

8/11/2023: CPI Report: Falling Probabilities of a September Rate Hike

7/28/2023: Commitment to Inflation Targets

7/21/2023: Banks Passed the (Stress) Test with Flying Colors 

7/14/2023: Inflation in US Decelerates by More Than Forecast

6/30/2023: Consumer Confidence on the Rise

6/23/2023: Forecasting the Fed Funds Rate

6/16/2023: Can A Recession Be Avoided?

6/9/2023: Excess Savings Still Elevated

5/26/2023: Strong Start for Stocks Often Leads to Strong Finish

5/19/2023: Consensus Expects a Mild Recession

5/12/2023: Inflation Getting Closer to Fed's Target

4/28/2023: Fewer Firms Talking About Labor Shortages 

4/21/2023: US Household Balance Sheets in Great Shape

4/14/2023: Inflation Continues Cooling Down In The U.S

3/31/2023: Inflation Expectations Falling Rapidly

3/24/2023: First Line of Defense

3/17/2023: Price Increases Slowing

3/10/2023: Instances of “Inflation”

3/03/2023- The Price of Transporting a 40 Foot Container

2/24/2023- Flashback to 1995 Federal Reserve's Rate Hike

2/17/2023- Strong Spending

2/10/2023- Labor Market Resilience 

2/3/2023- What a Difference a Year Makes 

1/27/2023- Positive January, Positive Year? 

1/13/2023- Inflation Continues To Decline

1/6/2023- Cash On The Sidelines

12/30/2022- Inflation Pulling Back

12/23/2022 - Core Bonds

12/16/2022 - Downshift In Rate Hikes

12/09/2022 - Labor Imbalance

12/02/2022 - Historical Performance Of The Financial Markets In December

11/18/2022 - The High Cost of Cashing Out Stocks

11/11/2022 - Our new "SFS Insights" can help you understand the financial markets and navigate through its cycles

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