This year has certainly gotten off to an unexpectedly bumpy start for stock and bond markets, much more so in bonds than in stocks. The yield on the US Treasury note has jumped to its highest level since October 2023, more than wiping out any gains posted as the Federal Reserve began to cut interest rates last year.
Meanwhile, the Morningstar US Market Index is down just over 2% since the start of the year and off a bit more than 3% since its last high in early December.
The market headwinds could be felt on Friday in the wake of the stronger-than-expected December jobs report, which seems to have cemented the Fed putting an end to its streak of cutting rates. Find out what Morningstar senior US economist Preston Caldwell had to say about the jobs report.
The report sent a jolt through both the bond and stock markets. Sarah Hansen and Gabe Alpert checked in with market watchers to see how serious they think this setback will be.
Hansen also takes a deep dive into the worries about inflation that seem to be spooking the markets. Are they what they seem?
Of course, it’s good to step back from the day to day of the markets. Morningstar Indexes strategist and Long View podcast cohost Dan Lefkovitz has compiled some of his favorite moments from the past year’s interviews with some of the most experienced investors and analysts around. That includes Pimco CIO Dan Ivascyn, David Herro of Harris Associates, and Neil Shearing of Capital Economics. Check out his “best of” for investing ideas from some of investing’s great minds.
Meanwhile, Leslie Norton surveys the outlook for clean energy capture technologies, courtesy of PitchBook. The twist: How will booming electricity demand for artificial intelligence impact technologies meant to cut carbon dioxide emissions?
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