2022 Market Performance
Dow Jones: -8.78%
S&P 500: -19.44%
Nasdaq: -33.10%
2023 Market Performance (through trading week 9)
Dow Jones: .74% (YTD)
S&P 500: 5.37% (YTD)
Nasdaq: 11.68% (YTD)
Fed Sentiment
Jerome Powell and co. are dead-set on lowering the inflation rate to their target of 2%. My argument is that rate increases will occur well into the summer months.
Consumer Spending
Consumer spending remains strong. After seeing a cooling of the metric in October, November, and December of 2022, January data jumped 1.8%.
Personal Savings Rate
The personal savings rate just bounced off an all-time low, but it didn't bounce high. The savings rate is still near an all-time low and it seems consumers are still on a spending spree.
Consumer Credit
Consumer credit is high. There is likely correlation between the savings rate and consumer credit - inversion. The savings rate and consumer credit inverted for the first time since 2008 (on a percent change from a year ago basis).
What does all of this mean? Listen to Spell Check to find out my take!
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