SVB Rattles Markets!
Stephanie Ciardi2023-03-21T15:02:46+00:00March 2023 - Market Update Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed over a five-day period starting on March 8, 2023. The events were triggered by a run on the bank after it announced [...]
Tempus Rapid Reaction: Silicon Valley Bank Turmoil
Stephanie Ciardi2023-03-13T21:24:23+00:00March 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is the 16th largest in the U.S., with $209 billion in assets as of Dec. 31. It is by far the biggest bank to fail since [...]
Inflation Slowing and Layoffs Growing
Stephanie Ciardi2022-11-26T01:00:53+00:00November 2022 - Market Update Recent positive economic developments include third quarter GDP rising at a 2.6% annualized rate.1 Also, inflation is showing some signs of slowing, with the yearly change in [...]
Rate Hikes Will Continue As Inflation Remains an Issue
Stephanie Ciardi2022-10-21T21:30:14+00:00October 2022 - Market Update Another hot inflation report from September shows the Fed has a long road ahead to get inflation under control. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% for the [...]
Inflation Spoils, Markets Roiled
Stephanie Ciardi2022-09-23T17:19:53+00:00September 2022 - Market Update August’s inflation surprised economists and the markets, and not the good kind of surprise. Lower gas prices helped somewhat, but the overall Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% [...]
Tempus Rapid Reaction: Recession Chatter
Stephanie Ciardi2022-08-05T16:08:33+00:00August 2022 Overview: In the second quarter, the US economy shrank at a 0.9% annualized rate, making it the second decline in a row and propelling the debate of if the economy [...]
The Fed vs Inflation
Stephanie Ciardi2022-07-22T15:27:02+00:00July 2022 - Market Update Inflation ticked up once again in June, with the Consumer Price Index increasing 9.1% from the year prior, up from May’s 8.6% increase.1 Price increases were spread [...]
Next Stop: Inflation Station
Stephanie Ciardi2022-03-25T16:00:31+00:00March 2022 - Market Update Inflation has yet to show signs of slowing as February’s Consumer Price Index notched another multi-decade high with prices increasing 7.9% over the last year and 0.8% [...]
Tempus Rapid Reaction: Geopolitical Events
Stephanie Ciardi2022-03-04T17:45:47+00:00March 2022 Summary: As the Russia invasion of Ukraine escalates, we examined prior geopolitical events to provide historical context. While no two geopolitical events are the same, some caused temporary periods [...]
Stayflation: Inflation That Won’t Go Away!
Stephanie Ciardi2022-02-18T18:54:40+00:00February 2022 - Market Update Inflation notched up AGAIN in January with the Consumer Price Index showing prices increased 7.5% over the past year and 0.6% over December.1While the price increases were broad-based [...]
Tempus Rapid Reaction: January’s Market Volatility
Stephanie Ciardi2022-02-18T16:45:19+00:00January 2022 Summary: If we only evaluate other rate hikes, current market volatility may continue until after the Fed’s first rate hike. Although bond values and interest rates move inversely, owning [...]
Inflation, inflation, inflation!
Stephanie Ciardi2022-02-18T16:49:40+00:00January 2022 - Market Update The news that dominated 2021 continues to be the primary focus in 2022. And, unfortunately, it will remain the case for at least the first quarter. The [...]