Tightening Monetary Policy and Rate Hikes This week’s release of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) July meeting minutes drew focus from investors looking to see if any consideration was made by the Fed regarding when it would pivot away from tightening monetary policy and slow down the pace of rate hikes. Following the Fed’s July 26-27th...
Equity Rise Continues as CPI Eases Equities jumped on Wednesday after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for July came in well below expectations. This ended a four-day run of sideways movement that helped enable the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) to bleed lower. A lower volatility is a big tailwind to equities...
Welcome to Five in Five, a monthly publication from the Investment Team at BTC Capital Management. Each month we share graphs around five topics that illustrate the current state of the markets, with brief commentary that can be absorbed in five minutes or less. We hope you find this high-level commentary to be beneficial and...
