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Jackson Hole Comments Contribute to Stock Decline, U.S. Jobs Market Expected to Remain Strong
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Investors give about a 65% chance of a 0.75% Fed rate hike in September. The U.S. jobs report on Friday is expected to show 3.5% unemployment and 300,000 jobs added.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
MarketScape: Inflation May Have Peaked, but Uncertainty Looms
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Stocks have rebounded on signs that U.S. inflation may have peaked, but investors face potentially muted returns while the risk of sticky inflation remains.
Market Outlooks
Lower U.S. Inflation Supports Stocks, Consumer Goods Firms to Report Earnings
July inflation fell below estimates and declined from June. Walmart, Home Depot and Target are scheduled to report earnings as investors track inflation’s effect on companies.
Market Outlooks
MarketScape: How Value Stocks Performed After Technical Recessions
Investors may worry that value stocks’ outperformance may be coming to an end, but history shows a different pattern. Chief Investment Officer for Global Equities Michael Hunstad, Ph.D., examines value’s performance after technical recessions.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
MarketScape: A 50/50 U.S. Recession Risk
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Chief Investment Strategist Jim McDonald examines the economic risks investors face.
Fixed Income Insights
Municipal Bonds: 2023 U.S. States Outlook
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Revenue above expectations, pandemic federal aid and reserves have strengthened states' financial outlook. But states will need to prepare as pandemic aid winds down and the economy slows.
Market Outlooks
Investment Perspective: Slowing
Higher interest rates to fight the inflation surge may result in modestly disappointing U.S. economic growth.