“A Look Back at 2016 Hits and Misses“ | Weekly Market Commentary | December 19, 2016
“This week we take a look back at some of our hits and misses of 2016.”
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“This week we take a look back at some of our hits and misses of 2016.”
Source: WEEKLY COMMENTARY
This week we take a look back at some of our hits and misses of 2016.
Source: WEEKLY COMMENTARY
“The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy-making arm, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), raised its target for the federal funds rate by 0.25% (25 basis points) yesterday as expected at the conclusion of its two-day meeting.”
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“Upgraded small caps to neutral/positive from neutral; downgraded large growth to neutral from neutral/positive; downgraded healthcare to neutral/positive from positive; upgraded short-term municipals to neutral from negative/neutral.”
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“Investment-grade (IG) corporate bonds are performing well year to date, beating most fixed-income asset classes.”
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“Surging bond yields have not spooked stock market investors.”
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“For the first time in a long time the market and the Federal Reserve (Fed) are more or less aligned when it comes to monetary policy.”
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“Economic reports received in November, which mostly reflect economic activity in October and early November, generally exceeded expectations, as reports on manufacturing, consumer activity, and the housing market were all notably better than expected.”
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“Municipal bonds have underperformed Treasuries by a sizeable amount in recent months.”
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“The Beige Book suggests continued modest economic growth”
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