Is the Bond Market Pricing in a Fed Policy Error?

After months of carefully communicating the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) plan to reduce its asset purchases toward the middle of 2022, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell seemingly sped up that timetable during his Congressional testimony last week. While not officially announced policy yet, the expectation is that the Fed will now accelerate its tapering plans and end its…

Inflation Blowout!

Did you miss our most recent episode of the Financial Insights Podcast, on video?  Check it out below as Ryan and Brian tackled some of the latest inflation numbers. The latest inflation (CPI) numbers surprised to the upside, creating more headaches for the Fed on how, and when, to respond. It’s looking more and more…