Economic Commentary

ECONOMY & POLICY September 13, 2022   The S&P 500 had its worst day since March 2020, but don’t lose sight of the bigger picture, said Larry Adam, chief investment officer at Raymond James. The financial markets have had a laser focus on inflation as it has such a huge impact on the prospects of […]

ECONOMY & POLICY September 09, 2022   Chief Economist Eugenio J. Alemán discusses current economic conditions. For anybody watching the behavior of the US economy during the last couple of years it is clear that it is not-WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). The presumed technical definition of two consecutive quarters of negative […]

MARKETS & INVESTING September 07, 2022   Downside volatility has reappeared with markets responding sharply to Federal Reserve comments about the future of interest rates. Raymond James Chief Investment Officer Larry Adam discusses the outlook for inflation, U.S. consumer strength and various sectors.    At the start of the summer, the S&P 500 rapidly fell […]

ECONOMY & POLICY September 02, 2022   Chief Economist Eugenio J. Alemán discusses current economic conditions. This Weekly Economics report will be very short, only covering today’s nonfarm employment release and implications for the economy and the Federal Reserve (Fed). We understand that the college football season is starting so we don’t want to disrupt tailgating preparations […]