Last week was all about the Federal Reserve. The chance of a Fed interest rate increase was low by almost every account. There are always those handful of analysts who believe the Fed should be raising rates and should have done so over a year or even two years ago. I don’t pretend to be an economist but this past week, I would have been stunned to see the Fed raise rates and honestly if she had, I think the market would have tanked bigger than a drop to 2050. More likely stocks would have been down to 2000 or 2025 at the least.
However that was not the case and no rate increase took place. The problem though is that the Fed comments point to weakness in the overall economy both globally and at home. On top of that, the Fed comments on the slowness of how rates would rise and how few rate increases there would be not just in 2016, but in 2017 and 2018, unnerved investors. Fed comments seemed like they wanted to reassure investors and the average citizen. Instead the opposite was the effect as investors remained uncomfortable with the knowledge that “now” even the Fed seems worried about the economic outlook.
SPX – The Week Ahead – Fourth Week of June 2016
The week ahead for the fourth week of June 2016 is longer than usual as I look at a variety of topics from the Fed to Brexit to the economy and some trade ideas and tips. These include trades for active traders for this week including the guidelines I will be following as well as some stock trades for less active investors who are seeking to earn more profit or income for their portfolios. Here is the stock market outlook for the fourth week of June 2016…. the rest of The Week Ahead article is for FullyInformed Members.
Stock Market Outlook – The Week Ahead For The Fourth Week of June 2016
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