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Market Commentary: Tariffs Have Increased Market Uncertainty, but Job Growth Remains Solid

Carson Wealth

The worries are growing, from a potentially slowing economy, to a growing and more aggressive trade war, to worries over Washington policy. Then five years ago we shut down our economy during a once-a-century pandemic. The economy created 151,000 jobs in February, more or less consistent with expectations.

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Does the ISM Services Index Really Reflect the Real World?

Mish Talk

Supplier Deliveries is the only ISM ® Report On Business ® index that is inversed; a reading of above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries, which is typical as the economy improves and customer demand increases.) “The The fall in output was the solid overall and the second-sharpest since May 2020. percent, 2.4 percent is up 0.7

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Market Commentary: Seasonal Tailwinds Ahead, but First an Election

Carson Wealth

If the economy remains strong (as we expect), that would matter much more than just about anything else. We will say this about the election — we could see some market volatility this week, although the extra days it took to determine the winner in 2020 actually saw market strength. on average, well above the 7.1%

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Market Commentary: How to Think About the S&P 500 Correction

Carson Wealth

In last weeks commentary, we took a look at tariff policy, the market uncertainty it was creating, and what was going on in the broader economy. But whether were looking at the current state of the economy or market history, our focus is always on facts over feelings. These guidelines dont mean we ignore context.

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The Equity Beat: Old Economy Stocks Aging Like Fine Wine

Brown Advisory

The Equity Beat: Old Economy Stocks Aging Like Fine Wine mhannan Fri, 08/11/2023 - 17:10 Unlike my good friends who frequent Baltimore’s finest dining establishments about as often as the division-leading Orioles win (you know who you are), I would never be confused for a wine connoisseur. was only marginally better.

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Market Commentary: The Summer Rally Continues Amid Strong Job Gains

Carson Wealth

May job growth surprised to the upside with the economy adding a robust 272,000 jobs. Even more impressive is the past four times this happened (1997, 2003, 2009, and 2020) all saw at least double-digit returns. How the consumer is tapped out, the economy is headed for a recession, only a few stocks are going up, and so on endlessly.

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Market Commentary: How Bad Is It?

Carson Wealth

While economic growth may have peaked in the third quarter, we expect the economy to remain supportive. Consumer services and government spending are likely to remain strong contributors to growth in the final quarter of the year. The Energizer Bunny Economy You just can’t put this economy down. Despite the U.S.