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Reinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 3.15.2024
This week our Reinhart team looked at inflation reporting supporting the Fed's case for delaying interest rate cuts, the Bank of Japan trending towards taking rates positive, and declining tax revenue across many states. Read all their thoughts here.
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The February Jobs report showed that the employment sector remains relatively strong, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell provided his semiannual report to Congress, and China announced its GDP goal for 2024. Read this news and more in the Reinhart Fixed Income team's Week in Review.
Read MoreMonthly Market Update - March 2024
The S&P 500 Index rose 5.2% in February, hitting a new all-time high, with a year-to-date increase of 7.1%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ also hit a new high. So far this year, the “Magnificent Seven,” which powered index returns in 2023, has lost some luster, although market advances continue to be fueled by a small number of technology-centric stocks. Meanwhile, the broader market has shown improved strength.
Read MoreReinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 3.1.2024
With the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge reporting stronger inflation pressures during January, the path to their 2% goal remains bumpy. Read about the January reports and more in our Week in Review.
Read MoreReinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 2.23.2024
Comments from January’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting confirmed the Fed’s stance that they are in no rush to start cutting interest rates. Learn more about the FOMC minutes and Illinois' proposed pension funding in our Week in Review.
Read MoreReinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 2.16.2024
This week key inflation indicators came in higher than expected, and retail sales were down 0.8% percent in January. Find out what this means for fixed income markets in our Week in Review.
Read MoreReinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 2.9.2024
Officials from the Fed this week enforced the idea that inflation is headed toward their target but isn’t to a point where they are ready to start cutting rates. Read more about the inflation battle and more in Reinhart Fixed Income’s Week in Review.
Read MoreMonthly Market Update - February 2024
Following extremely strong months for stock and bonds in late 2023, January proved a more moderate month. While the S&P 500 Index's return of 1.7% suggests a solid month for stock investors, the equal-weighted return of the index was negative (-0.8%), while midcap and small cap stocks suffered even more. It was the familiar story of index returns driven by a handful of mega-cap stocks. A sense of the disparities was evident in fourth quarter corporate earnings reports, which have been highly bifurcated by sector.
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