Annex Wealth Management

Revised down from 0.7% to 0.5%. Not bad, but not as good as originally reported.

Inflation is heading the right way, but August was a hopefully temporary step backwards.

Trade is, and always was, political, it’s just becoming more so.

There are drags on the economy that aren't getting attention; student loan repayments are one with the potential to shave .2% off GDP. Is the Fed likely to be politicized, again? And how are early 2024 earnings forecast going to look compared to this year?

Each week, members of the Annex Wealth Management team answer your questions about investing, money and the economy.

Strength in high yield while Chinese governance is a weakness. Opportunities exist when real dates go down but fiscal policy and Chinese bans post threats.

The ISM Index seems to indicate a growing service economy, which means the Fed is likely going to stick with higher interest rates for a while. What does a 50+ ISM mean for those predicting an upcoming recession? Annex Wealth Management’s Dave Spano and Derek Felske discuss.

Don’t be fooled by the false precision of hard data. The fact is, it’s all squishy.

Monthly averages can be driven by wild moves that have nothing to do with what month it is.

If you hear economists use the phrase, “It was a Goldilocks report,” please remember Baby Bear and that Goldilocks was a criminal.