Financial Focus – May 4th, 2022
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as David Nelson discusses interest rates, investment strategy, and tax planning.
Goods and Services
Recent headlines are suggesting that we may have seen the peak in inflation. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to share what viewers should pay attention to as they try to assess inflation.
Any Winners?
OVERVIEW Volatility jumped last week, with the VIX Index climbing over 33 by the week’s end. The result was the U.S. stock market taking another leg lower, as the S&P 500 dropped 3.27%, the Dow fell 2.47%, and the Nasdaq tumbled 3.93%. Over in the bond...
Dollar Dominance
Listen closely, and you might hear chants of “King Dollar!” echoing faintly in the background. Why? Because the stealthy story unfolding in the financial markets over this past month has been the surge in the value of the U.S. dollar. As our chart of the week...