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How Sweet It Is...Not To Hear From The Fed
The week has been a welcome break from the Fed, as the central bank went into their "blackout" period before next week's much-anticipated...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 27, 20234 min read
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Fundamentals May Rule While Fed Speakers Go Away
Equities were mixed last week as Friday’s trading nearly salvaged a down week. So far, 11% of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Inflation And The Fed At Odds
Both Equities and Fixed Income have started off the year with a bang. Equities were higher last week and the economic data showed...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Might As Well Face It...We're Addicted To The Fed
The Fed has the ability to move the markets these days with a sneeze or a cough from the mouth of Chairman Powell. Does the Fed really...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 13, 20236 min read
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Happy New Year, Or Will It Be?
Equities were mixed last week, but sectors that under-performed were down only marginally. Equities and fixed income finished the year...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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Markets React To Hawkish Fed
The Fed doused any hopes of a Santa Rally last week with hawkish language following their last meeting of 2022. Despite the fact that the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Dec 19, 20222 min read
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How Jerome Stole Christmas
The Fed decided to dash the hopes of equity bulls this week as it announced a highly expected 50 basis point rate hike, but also signaled...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Dec 16, 20225 min read
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Rate Hikes And Recession Fears Drag On Markets
Despite the lack of Fed speakers, markets pulled back on rate hike and recession fears. This week, Inflation and the Fed’s Interest Rate...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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Deck The Halls With Fed Fears
Markets have turned back to the "good news is bad news" framework this week, despite no Fed speakers and nothing to contradict Fed...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Dec 9, 20224 min read
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Markets Moving On Each Whisper From Fed
Markets waivered during the week, but ended positive on Powell’s dovish comments. There were a lot of economic updates to digest last...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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Markets Pause Ahead of Holiday and Conflicted Fed
Equity markets were mixed last week as momentum stocks moved lower and defensive stocks generally held up. Last week, Retail Sales...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 21, 20222 min read
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Hawks Die Hard Despite Lower Inflation
It has become apparent that last week's CPI surprise and this week's PPI surprise had many market actors unprepared. The Fed has access...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 18, 20225 min read
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Lower Inflation Fuels Fed Pause Hopes
Markets struggled through Wednesday until Thursday’s CPI report surprised nearly everyone. Thursday’s release of October CPI (inflation)...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away
Things often seem better at the time than they do in the rearview mirror. I'll bet Fed Chairman Powell is thinking that right about now....

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 11, 20226 min read
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Fed Pours Cold Water On Equity Rally
The markets got a bit of a shock last week as Fed Chairman Powell doused market hopes for a rate slowdown. The big news last week was...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Don't You Forget About Me
Fed Chairman Powell wanted to make sure markets didn't forget him this week as he seemingly pulled the rug out from investor's hopes of a...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 4, 20226 min read
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You Got To Know When To Hold 'Em
The Fed is the ultimate gambler, especially when it's "house money." All of last year we were told that inflation was "transitory" and...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 28, 20226 min read
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Potential Relief For Markets?
All major equity sectors were higher last week as stocks rallied on Friday. So far, 20% of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings for...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 24, 20222 min read
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Under Pressure
Markets are up and down this week as investors try to determine what's next for the economy with multiple pressures playing a game of...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 21, 20225 min read
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Markets At The Crossroads
Overall, equities did not react well to the inflation numbers that were released last week. It’s early in the third quarter corporate...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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