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The Most Important Thing Today (1/3/24)

Let's talk about the market! S&P 500 Teeters at Record Highs: A Market on the Brink of Breakthrough or Breakdown? The S&P 500 has been wavering near...

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The Most Important Thing Today (12/20/23)

Let's talk about the market! Fed Signals End of Tightening Cycle, Eyes Rate Cuts in 2024 In their final meeting of 2023, the Federal Open Market...

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The Most Important Thing Today (12/12/23)

Let's talk about the market! Wall Street Divided on 2024 S&P 500 Forecasts Wall Street's 2024 S&P 500 forecasts are a mixed bag of optimism and...

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The Most Important Thing Today (12/5/23)

Let's talk about bonds! Bond Market's Best Month Since 1980s Ignites Global Rally Across All Sectors Capping off a difficult year for bonds, November...

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The Most Important Thing Today (11/28/23)

Let's talk about employment! Initial Jobless Claims Plummet, But Lingering Concerns Loom In the week ending November 18, initial unemployment claims...

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The Most Important Thing Today (11/22/23)

Let's talk about inflation! Annual Inflation Hits Fed Target in New England, Still Above 4% in the South Inflation slowed across the US in October,...

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The Most Important Thing Today (11/15/23)

Let's talk about the future! Forecasting Mortgage Rates: The Predictive Power of 10-Year Treasury Yields Mortgage rates often move in tandem with...

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The Most Important Thing Today (11/8/23)

Let's talk about jobs! Fed Rate Hike Cycle May Have Ended, History Points to Cuts Starting Next Year Last week, the Federal Open Market Committee...

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The Most Important Thing Today (11/1/23)

Let's talk about growth! Q3 GDP Outperforms Consensus, but Slower Growth is on the Horizon Third quarter GDP grew at an annualized rate of 4.9%,...

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