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Treading Water: Four Economic & Market Trends Likely to Continue in 2014
February 26, 2014 at 19:00 PM EST
Though there was quite a bit of back-and-forth stock market movement last week as investors reacted to some mixed economic data and earnings reports, stocks ultimately finished the week little changed. Like stocks, economic fundamentals are also treading water, and I see more of the same ahead. As I write in my new weekly commentary, I expect a number of key economic and market trends to continue in the coming months. Low inflation. Last week’s January’s Consumer Price Index reading showed that inflation remains well contained. Two factors are helping to keep inflation contained and less volatile than in the past – soft wage growth and dampened oil price volatility. If wage growth stays soft, I don’t expect to see any near-term acceleration in inflation. Low rates. Low inflation is good news for the economy, and for markets. It means that the Fed is under no immediate pressure to raise [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts
Though there was quite a bit of back-and-forth stock market movement last week as investors reacted to some mixed economic data and earnings reports, stocks ultimately finished the week little changed. Like stocks, economic fundamentals are also treading water, and I see more of the same ahead. As I write in my new weekly commentary, I expect a number of key economic and market trends to continue in the coming months. Low inflation. Last week’s January’s Consumer Price Index reading showed that inflation remains well contained. Two factors are helping to keep inflation contained and less volatile than in the past – soft wage growth and dampened oil price volatility. If wage growth stays soft, I don’t expect to see any near-term acceleration in inflation. Low rates. Low inflation is good news for the economy, and for markets. It means that the Fed is under no immediate pressure to raise [...]
