Investors’ views on inflation, recession risk, and monetary policy were fickle throughout much of 2022. Recently, a positive bias has emerged, reflected in the downward shift in interest rate expectations and upward move in securities prices since mid-October. Investors appear to be interpreting economic data as evidence that a dovish pivot (Fed stopping interest rate […]
US nominal growth is experiencing a significant deceleration, as evidenced by declining services PMI and lower momentum of Non-Farm Payrolls, with a negative rate of change for real growth and moderating wage growth indicating negative inflationary pressures. Inflation in the US is currently affecting services the most, which is where nearly two-thirds of consumer spending […]
What Is Epicureanism, and How Do You Apply It in Daily Life? Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Epicureanism is an ancient Greek philosophy, founded by Epicurus in the 4th century BCE, that treats pleasure as the highest good but defines pleasure as the absence of pain and anxiety, not the […]
Existentialism in Everyday Life: What It Is and How to Apply It Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Existentialism is the idea that life has no built-in meaning, so each person is free, and responsible, to create their own. There is no purpose handed down by a higher power or a […]
Currently, there is a potential clash between investors’ hopes for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates and the Fed’s current stance that it is too early to consider such action. This has caused uncertainty in financial markets for 2023. Many investors believe that inflation has peaked and that price pressures will fall quickly, […]
