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FOMC Minutes "Purposefully moving to a restrictive policy stance in the near term"

Calculated Risk

Participants noted that the Committee's commitment to restoring price stability, together with its purposeful policy actions and communications, had contributed to a notable tightening of financial conditions over the past year that would likely help reduce inflation pressures by restraining aggregate demand. emphasis added

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FOMC Minutes: Staff Predicts Mild Recession; Additional Increases in Fed Funds Rate "Appropriate"

Calculated Risk

Excerpt: The economic forecast prepared by the staff for the June FOMC meeting continued to assume that the effects of the expected further tightening in bank credit conditions, amid already tight financial conditions, would lead to a mild recession starting later this year , followed by a moderately paced recovery.

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How to Talk About Risk Management With Your Clients

BlueMind

When it comes to their investment portfolios many tend to have a low-risk tolerance and with the unsettling economic situation with the ongoing pandemic, the word “risk” has become even more of a fearsome word for clients. This will allow you to get a general sense of where your client’s risk tolerance stands.

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FOMC Minutes: Participants continued to anticipate ongoing rate increases

Calculated Risk

In determining the pace of future increases in the target range, participants judged that it would be appropriate to take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments. emphasis added

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New All-Time High as Fed Goes Big

Carson Wealth

In other words, the large cut was about risk management, with the Fed looking to get ahead of deteriorating labor market data. And if economic growth remains resilient, bond yields should not be moving lower. But mid- and small-cap stocks, which are even more geared to economic growth, outperformed.

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12 Best Paying Jobs in Finance in 2023

Good Financial Cents

And while there’s no guarantee that any job will be immune to cutbacks or layoffs, some industries weather economic storms better than others. After all, people will always need financial services, whether investing their money , taking out loans, or managing their taxes. Communication Skills. Financial Examiner.

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Transcript: Kristen Bitterly Michell

The Big Picture

And so, coming out of school, I studied Economics and Spanish Literature, and I applied to a — a program that actually targeted Liberal Arts majors. BITTERLY MICHELL: … risk management. It was at Bank One, at the time. It was called the First Scholars Program, and they targeted Liberal Arts majors. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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