Becker Private Equity & Business

In this episode, Scott outlines five thoughts he has this morning related to the markets.

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The markets had a terrific day and week last week. The Dow was up 1.19%, the Nasdaq 2.11%, and the S&P 500 1.53% on Friday.

Futures point up this AM on preliminary predictions that inflation maybe tempering just one bit. See "Inflation Showed Some Signs of Easing in August" - WSJ.

Year to date the major indexes recovered some this week with the Nasdaq now down 22.58% year to date and the S&P 500 now down 14.66% year to date.

Oil heats up this AM and has risen to nearly $88 a barrel. But, Oil prices are down nearly $30 plus dollars over the last 3 months.

Bitcoin has also risen to nearly $22,000.

Treasury yields after hitting 12-month highs, seems to be softening one bit this AM.

The Feds next meeting is Sept 20-21 and people largely expect the Fed to raise the Fed funds rate by 75 basis points.

Analysts largely predict company earnings to soften for the latter half of the year. See "Sliding Earnings Pose Next Test for the Markets" - WSJ.

In this episode Scott shares 2 key lessons in business.

In this episode, Scott gives a market update for September 9, 2022.

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The markets have strung together two great days and they are poised to add to their gains this AM.

The 1-year treasury yield closed yesterday at 3.63%.

Mortgage rates hit a 15 year high and reach nearly 6%.

New jobless claims came in low giving more runway for Chairman Powell to aggressively attack inflation.

Oil rose back to $85 a barrel.

Bitcoin jumped almost 10% to close above $21,000.

In this episode, Scott discusses how economies across the world will be affected by the passing of Queen Elizabeth I .

In this episode Scott shares a quick note on Jerome Powell.

In this episode Scott discusses the current situation with energy and energy prices.

In this episode, Scott provides a quick market update for 9-8-22.

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Markets moved in the right direction yesterday.

Market futures are relatively flat this AM.

Oil is down to close to $82 a barrel.

Bitcoin is back right above $19,000.

Goldman and others predict drastic hits to home prices in many markets.

Apple released new phones and it's stock rose slightly on the news.

Apple Netflix and Amazon all digging into the ad business.