2nd Quarter 2023 Economic Update and Market Review (article)

The first quarter of 2023 was largely positive for the markets, but not positive enough to make up for the frustrating previous 12 months. While inflation still appears to be slowing, there is plenty of uncertainty around interest rates and the Federal Reserve’s ability to slow the economy just enough but not too much.

As always, our partners at East Bay Investment Solutions have provided a balanced approach to the positive and negative signals out there right now:

Download the text of their full presentation here.

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