Explore the economic risks of the recent U.S. dockworkers’ strike and Iranian missile strike on Israel. Learn how these events may impact inflation, interest rates, and the Federal Reserve’s future actions.
There are always headlines moving the markets. Well, perhaps it’s more accurate to say that there are always headlines and the markets are always moving. As to whether those headlines are the cause of market moves is open to debate. Regardless of the cause and effect relationship, headlines can create headaches for investors, and it can be difficult to know if those headlines are worth worrying about. So today I would like to look at a few headlines that have jumped out at me in recent weeks. Among those attention-grabbing news stories are geopolitical conflicts, the United States money supply, interest rates (yet again), and bitcoin.
Yet another Market Outlook with a thousand moving parts. Patience is paramount now as we wait for each part to find its spot in this machine we call an economy. Right now, inflation is the problem, and interest
rates are the wrench of choice. The challenge is how hard will the wrench have to be torqued to get the desired results? Will the lug nut break, requiring a modified approach? Perhaps. In the end, we believe patience will be rewarded, and the laws of economic theory will eventually play out.
The housing market is crazy, but that doesn’t mean prudence should fly out the window.
So, interest rates are low. Why should you care, and what should you do about them? Street$marts is here to help.
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) began when banks realized they needed a consistent benchmark to reflect the cost to borrow on an unsecured basis in “wholesale” markets, for bank-to-bank services. Today LIBOR is the most widely used interest rate benchmark in the world and determines the interest rate on a range of financial instruments including mortgages, student loans, government loans, and currency swaps, among others.
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