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With China’s stagnating economy, it has helped our inflationary cause by exporting deflationary goods to our country. Slome, CFA, CFP® Plan. Source: Visual Capitalist Why So Bullish? What has investors so jazzed up in recent months? For starters, inflation has been on a steady decline for many months. a few months ago to 3.9%

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JUNE 3, 2024

most recently) and the economy went into recession with GDP (Gross Domestic Product) declining by -2.2%. On the flip side, during 2022, the economy was firing on all cylinders. Slome, CFA, CFP® Plan. Remember that global pandemic back in 2020 called COVID-19 that killed over 350,000 people in the U.S.? It fell -19%.

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MAY 2, 2022

Although I have noted some of the key headwinds the economy faces above, it is worth noting that current corporate profits remain at/near all-time record highs (see chart below) and the 3.6% Slome, CFA, CFP®. As Albert Einstein stated, “In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.”.

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MAY 3, 2023

How will elections affect the economy? Are you overly concentrated in one asset class, sector, or individual security? Risk Tolerance: What is your asset allocation? Slome, CFA, CFP ® Plan. Will Vladimir Putin use nuclear weapons in Ukraine? What is going to happen with the Debt Ceiling deadline and will the U.S.

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APRIL 1, 2022

The Fed’s goal is to increase the cost of borrowing, thereby slowing down the economy and reducing inflation. The short answer is that companies are making money hand over fist and the economy remains strong (3.6% Slome, CFA, CFP®. over the next couple of years. If Things Are So Bad, Why Are Prices Going Up? www.Sidoxia.com.

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Cash in consumer wallets and money in the bank help the economy keep chugging along at a healthy clip. The bull market took a pause for the month, but consumer wallets remain fat, the economy keeps chugging, the employment picture remains strong, and stock prices remain up +12% for the year (S&P 500). Slome, CFA, CFP® Plan.

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MARCH 1, 2022

By taking all these factors into account, we can confidently state that Russia and Ukraine have a very low probability of solely pulling the global economy into recession. Slome, CFA, CFP®. www.Sidoxia.com. This article is an excerpt from a previously released Sidoxia Capital Management complimentary newsletter (March 1, 2022).

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