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November 08, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
Tapering is upon us at last. In a move that surprised no one, the US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would begin tapering its monthly purchases of Treasuries and MBS by approximately $15 billion per month, beginning immediately. Given the previous run rate of $120 billion per month, it would take 8 months […]
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November 01, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
Large cap technology stocks led the market higher last week thanks in large part to stellar earnings results from tech bellwethers like Alphabet (Google) and Microsoft. The rally pushed the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite to fresh record highs on the final day of October, with the S&P and Nasdaq both delivering a return […]
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October 25, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
News regarding the pandemic was positive last week. Covid-19 case counts continued to fall in the US and globally, and on Thursday the FDA and CDC jointly announced new recommendations that made nearly 100 million Americans immediately eligible for a vaccine booster shot. All Americans aged 65 or older that originally received a 2-course regimen […]
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October 18, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
Equities rallied around the world last week as Q3 earnings season got underway, with several of the large US banks reporting strong trading results and record M&A deal flow. Gains in large cap stocks pushed the S&P and Dow back to within 1.5% of their all-time highs from early September, while the Nasdaq remains roughly […]
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October 11, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
Last week’s biggest news was Senate Republicans offering (and Democrats accepting) an agreement to raise the US national debt ceiling by $480 billion, eliminating the near term risk of a technical default on US Treasuries and giving Democrats time to pass a budget reconciliation bill with a new debt ceiling limit that would alleviate the […]
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October 06, 2021 Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks on KPCW
Incoming Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks was a guest on KPCW’s Mountain Money episode last week hosted by Albion Principal and Partner Doug Wells and Alison Kuhlow. Listen to the interview to learn about Treasurer Oaks’s background, Utah State’s credit rating relative to other states, and the role the State Treasurer plays as “Custodian of […]
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October 04, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
September ended on a challenging note, with Treasury yields moving higher and equity prices falling as the month drew to a close. The first trading day in October provided a respite, as yields stabilized and equities rebounded to begin Q4 with solid gains. The energy sector was a bright spot last week, delivering a 5.8% […]
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September 27, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
Rates have risen somewhat sharply in the wake of Wednesday afternoon’s FOMC meeting, although they remain significantly below the peak from the end of March. Meanwhile, US equity benchmarks finished last week in the green after two straight weeks in the red.
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September 20, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
Incoming economic data was mostly good last week, including inflation (CPI and import prices), retail sales, Empire Manufacturing, and the Philly Fed Business Outlook. Stock market performance was weaker, which is a fairly typical seasonal pattern, perhaps exacerbated by the fact that the market was already up more than 20% YTD coming into September.
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September 13, 2021 Weekly Market Recap
Risk assets struggled through the holiday-shortened work week as new case counts continued to rise in the US. In an effort to improve workplace safety, the Biden Administration announced on Thursday that the Department of Labor would direct all companies with more than 100 employees to require vaccines or weekly negative tests. The constitutionality of this directive was immediately called into question by several Republican governors.
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How many episodes does Albion Financial Group have?

The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.