Weekly Investment October 12, 2026
Key Events: Yields hit a 24-year high The 10-year peaked at 5.31% on Monday, its highest since May 2002, but settled lower for the week as Fed minutes suggested another quarter-point hike by year-end is likely. The week was heavy with economic data: manufacturing...
Monthly Update – October 2026
The Fed hiked for the first time since 2023, and yields have continued to move higher The Federal Reserve voted unanimously to hike the Fed Funds Rate by 25 basis at its mid-September meeting, it’s first hike since 2023. The Fed was not alone. The European...
Weekly Investment September 28, 2026
Key Events: Fed speakers retain hawkish tone Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee opened the week warning that the “central bank cannot ignore repeated and persistent supply shocks” and that a return “to 2% inflation may not be painless” as...
Weekly Investment September 21, 2026
Key Events: The Fed starts hiking rates Chair Warsh recently warned the Fed "has more work to do." On Wednesday the Fed acted, raising rates a quarter point to 3.75%–4.00% in a unanimous 12-0 vote — the first hike since 2023 — with a statement that inflation "is too...
Weekly Investment September 14, 2026
Key Events: Pressure to hike rates intensified August economic data reinforced expectations for a September Fed rate hike. Producer prices climbed 5.4% year-over-year while Core CPI increased 0.3% for the month, both topping forecasts.1 Odds of a rate hike jumped from...
Monthly Update – September 2026
A changing conversation For three years the market debated how fast rates would come down. In one speech at Jackson Hole, new Chair Kevin Warsh changed the conversation to whether, and how quickly, they might go back up. In his first address as Chair, he said the...
Weekly Investment August 31, 2026
Key Events: The Fed focuses on inflation Markets spent the week caught between two forces: a July PCE report that showed inflation stuck above target due to energy costs tied to the Iran conflict, and a blockbuster earnings report from Nvidia, highlighted the...
Weekly Investment August 24, 2026
Key Events: Bessent’s interventions raising concerns The 30-year US Treasury Yield hit a 19-year high last week .1 Stubborn inflation concerns, a large and widening deficit, AI related corporate issuance competing with treasuries and total public debt reaching $40...
Weekly Investment August 17, 2026
Key Events: Softer data eases concerns for the Fed Headline CPI data for July rose by 0.1% month on month while the core measure rose 0.2%. The annual measures for each backed off by 0.1%, respectively. These were in line with expectations. The producer price...
Weekly Investment August 10, 2026
Key Events: Bad jobs data, good news for the Fed The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July taking pressure off the Fed to raise rates; additionally, the labor force participation rate fell to 61% - the lowest reading since the peak of the COVID-19...