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Market Minutes Recap – Hot Jobs Report, Volatile Global Energy Markets and US Crude Prices Fall – How Will the Fed React?
It has been a challenging summer for investors, but the release of a key US jobs report and rising consumer confidence fueled by falling gas prices indicate underlying...
Market Minutes Recap – Fed Chair Powell Affirms Inflation Fight at Jackson Hole. Will the Fed Pivot?
It is the end of an unprecedented week in the markets as investors react to Fed Chair Powell’s hawkish speech at Jackson Hole reiterating the commitment to tame inflat...
Market Minutes Recap – Hawkish Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes, Mixed Economic Signals and the Economic Outlook
It is the end of a choppy and uncertain week in the markets as investors processed mixed economic signals and reacted to the release of the Federal Reserve Open Market...
Market Minutes Recap – What Investors Need to Know About US Equities, Private Equities and International Equities
Stocks ended the week higher as key economic data released this week indicates slowing inflation. As markets take an optimistic view, do investors have an opportunity ...
Market Minutes Recap – Stunning Jobs Report Changes Market Tone – Will the Fed Pivot?
It’s the end of a mixed week for the markets as an unexpected red hot jobs report for July jumbles the economic outlook and tempers recessionary fears. Will the Fed ti...
Top Three Takeaways from the July FOMC Meeting
As the market slows and the economy contracts, the Federal Reserve (Fed) remained resolute in fighting inflation by delivering a 75 basis point rate hike at the July F...
Market Minutes Recap – Corporate Earnings Trends, Global Central Bank Moves and Economic Forecast
It is the end of a pivotal week, as better-than-expected second-quarter earnings reports sent markets higher. While there is underlying strength in the economy, are th...
Market Minutes Recap – Inflation Jumps 9.1% as Yield Curve Inversion Deepens– Is a 100 bps Rate Hike Imminent?
Inflation continues to surprise investors as the release of a hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading puts more pressure on a Fed that is behind the cu...
Market Minutes Recap – Strong US Jobs Report and Persistent Inflation – Is a Recession Imminent?
It’s an unprecedented week in the markets as the inflation story continues to dominate the narrative. With the release of a key jobs report this week indicating a tigh...
Market Minutes Recap – Momentum is Slipping – Will Markets Continue to Fall?
It’s been a week of crosscurrents as markets recorded the worst half-year performance in more than 50 years. As momentum slows, are markets in a mid-cycle slowdown? Li...
Market Minutes Recap – Volatility, Recession Outlook and Bitcoin Pullback
Fixed income and equity markets moved aggressively this week as investors mulled the implications of Federal Reserve actions to control inflation. Is a recession in th...
Market Minutes Recap – Why Markets Are Fed Up With the Fed
Frustrations arise with an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve as the June 15 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delivered an “unusually large” 75 basis point rate ...
Market Minutes Recap – Soaring Inflation, Fed Tightening and Portfolio Positioning Amid Recession Risk
The latest release of key inflation data is having implications for the bond market, the stock market and the economy. As the odds of a recession rise, will the Federa...
Market Minutes Recap – Consumer Behavior is Shifting. Will the Fed Change Course?
Market volatility continued this week as the latest employment data release provided new insight into a US consumer that is facing crosscurrents in the economy. Listen...
Market Minutes Recap – Stocks Rally on Earnings, Inflation Data and Fed Meeting Minutes
The US Treasury yield curve has begun flattening once again, suggesting that markets are beginning to worry less about inflation and more about slowing growth. The May...
Market Minutes Recap – Stocks Down as Bear Market Looms
It’s been a challenging week, with big swings in the stock market as the clouds darken for many investors. As the economy softens, the S&P 500 is in Bear Market territ...
Market Minutes Recap – Rebalancing as Markets Fall and Inflation Persists
In the latest Key Wealth Matters Podcast, our team recaps a volatile week as markets respond to key inflation releases – the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Produce...
Market Minutes Recap: Rate Hikes Flow, Markets Slow, and the Economy Grows
On Wednesday this week, The Federal Reserve held its update meeting and announced a 50 basis point increase, voicing a more hawkish tone. This week, we also saw a ret...
Get Your Governance Right: The Seven Basic Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board
In this edition of Key Wealth Matters, Host Tracey Collins sits down with Elizabeth Voudouris, President and CEO of Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU), a nonprofit or...
Market Minutes Recap – Converging Correlations Impact Investors
For the first time in 20 years, stocks are down 10%, and bonds are down 10%. As correlations change, George Mateyo, Chief Investment Officer, drills deeper into the ne...
Market Minutes Recap – How to Invest Sustainably Amid Hawkish Fed Moves
As inflation reaches a 40-year high, an increasingly aggressive Federal Reserve (Fed) is attempting to dampen inflation without clouding the outlook for economic growt...
Market Minutes Recap – Is the Economy Headed for a Slowdown? Four Things to Know About Yield Curves and the Fed
The Federal Reserve (Fed) is behind the curve as the markets enter the late-cycle. Increasingly, investors are bracing for a potential economic slowdown. The KeyBank I...
Market Minutes Recap – Yield Curve Inversion and Outlook on Municipal Bonds
Leading economic indicators are down across the board this week as the markets face late-cycle dynamics. Meanwhile, a key yield curve has inverted – is this a signal f...
Market Minutes Recap – International Allocations and Globalization 2.0
It’s been a week of crosscurrents, as the markets adjust to changing global trends and investors realign targets. This is leading many to ask, ‘is the 60/40 portfolio ...
Market Minutes Recap – Consumer Prices, a Fed Interest Rate Hike, and the Risk of Recession
On Wednesday, March 16, The Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the interest rate for the first time in four years. It’s a balancing act as the Fed works to contain inflation...
Market Minutes Recap – Volatility, Inflation, and Geopolitical Tensions Escalate
It’s been an up and down week as the markets balance volatility, ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in Ukraine, and worsening inflation. The prospect for stagflation is ...
End of Week Market Minutes Recap – Jay Powell’s Congressional Testimony and the Outlook for Investors
It’s the end of an unprecedented and challenging week in the markets. Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome (Jay) Powell delivered congressional testimony, which in a first...
End of Week Market Minutes Recap – Crisis in Ukraine and How Investors Can Respond to Spiking Volatility
The markets are at a tipping point. While COVID-19 cases are down 90% amid an accelerating economy, geopolitical tensions and lingering inflation are driving volatilit...
Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Data
The world is more digital than ever before, and cyber threats are increasing in prevalence and sophistication. In this edition of Key Wealth Matters, host Tracey Colli...
End of Week Market Minutes Recap – The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and the Impact of Inflation
It’s been a challenging week for the market. Geopolitical tensions have intensified as the Ukraine-Russia border crisis escalates. The potential for war has reverberat...