MarketWise: April 2022
Inflation remains the biggest concern hanging over markets with headline inflation the highest rate in 40 years; this has created a tough environment for bond investors and the Fed indicated they will do “whatever it takes” to combat inflation.
On the economic front, the economy remains vibrant with low unemployment, record open jobs, rising wages, the strongest real growth in many years, and a Fed that has begun to raise rates. This has led many to wonder if a rotation from growth stocks to value stocks has begun. All that and more in this quarter’s edition of MarketWise!