Market and economic conditions can change quickly and such shifts can have a big impact on your portfolio strategy. We’ll cut through the market noise and zero in on the market, economic and geopolitical trends that matter most to your investment strategies going forward.
The half-point cut has been the first reduction in 4.5 years.
The economic slowdown reflects a normalization after years of volatility, particularly in sectors like rural America, and should not be seen as alarming.
When Fed Chair Powell laid out a strategy to cut short-term interest rates, but did not say “when” or “how much”, the financial markets helped him fill in the blanks to both questions.
Investors responded favorably to Fed Chair Powell's much anticipated speech about rate cuts. The remaining question being how significant a rate cut might be.