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April 2024
US Economic Pulse: Consumer Spending Rebounds as Savings Dip and Fed Rate Cut Expectations Adjust
Consumer spending in February recovered from a weak start to the year, with real spending exceeding expectations. The [...]
Open AI IPO
This headline from the Wall Street Journal last Tuesday… OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence (“AI”) app that has [...]
US Economy
The September jobs growth figure was almost double the expectations. Gains were broad, with hotels and restaurants, logistics, retail, [...]
Small Caps Losing Money
Small-cap companies are widely (and correctly) seen as riskier than larger, more established businesses. That means this chart showing [...]
Recession?
Lacy Hunt’s quarterly letter turns darker this time. He believes the economy is far more susceptible to a downturn [...]
Easing the Pressure: The Federal Reserve’s Plan for Gradual Interest Rate Cuts
After the Federal Reserve finished meeting for two days earlier last week, Chairman Powell announced that they would hold interest [...]