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Strategic Update – Q4 2023

Discipline Funds

Macroeconomic Overview Our macroeconomic forecast for 2023 called for a year of disinflation and “muddle through” That means we expected the economy to remain sluggish and for inflation to show positive rates of change that were sequentially slower. To learn more about our investment management service please contact us here.

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Equity markets at a crossroads – What is the way forward?

Truemind Capital

After the subprime crisis in 2008, many developed countries’ Central Banks started printing money and flooding the global economies with cheap liquidity. The liquidity support since 2008 and massive stimulus post March 2020 has inflated all the asset prices be it equity, debt, or real estate. trillion to ~$8-8.5

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Market remarkably resilient given banking sector challenges

Nationwide Financial

Market disruption has driven investors to safety, with money market funds adding $143 billion in the latest week, the largest since March 2020. Over the past four weeks, money markets have added $300 billion, on par with surges in 2008 and 2020, bringing the total to a record $5.1 at the best level in nearly a year. from a year ago.

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Market Commentary: Stocks and Bonds Rally as Fed Recognizes Progress on Inflation

Carson Wealth

He once again emphasized that the risk of not doing enough to curb inflation was now balanced with the risk of holding rates too high for too long (and potentially breaking the economy in the process). Lower interest rates can have significant positive effects on the economy, including on mortgage rates. Here’s why.

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Market Commentary: Top Charts From 2023 Set the Scene For 2024

Carson Wealth

The economy surprised, the consumer remained resilient, stocks soared, and even bonds did well on the year thanks to a late-innings rally. economy, despite the skeptics. in October 2022 and causing a heap of pain since the summer of 2020. Top Charts of the Year What a year it has been! Just like everyone called it, right?

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Weekend Reading – Is Inflation Dead?

Discipline Funds

Not only do we know that shelter is making inflation look irrationally high, but we also know that the most important retailers in the US economy are saying exactly what the CPI ex-shelter says. according to Dimson (2020) or 6.6% So, this is no longer just me projecting now. Inflation isn’t dead. 2) The Worst Narrative in Finance.

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No Pain, No Gain

Investing Caffeine

Although I have noted some of the key headwinds the economy faces above, it is worth noting that current corporate profits remain at/near all-time record highs (see chart below) and the 3.6% Source: TradingView chart with Sidoxia notations. As Albert Einstein stated, “In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.”.