volatility

Volatility Returns – Part II

Markets were in the news again, with media headlines implying panic selling, akin to what we saw in early February when the market experienced its first correction in years. Headlines especially focus on the drop measured in the number of ‘Dow points’ (700, for which the 24,000 starting level represents nearly a double from the…

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Janet’s Last Stand

Today, Janet Yellen attended her last meeting of The Fed as chair. As anticipated, it was uneventful with no increase to interest rates for the time being, keeping short-term rates to a targeted range of 1.25-1.50%. New chairperson Jerome Powell will take the helm at the next meeting in March. As they do after every…