Brent Schutte's Comment & Analysis
A complete archive of Brent Schutte's articles, including current analysis & comment.
Stocks registered mixed performance last week as stronger than expected economic data, including an upward revision to second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 3.8 percent, led some...
Stocks neared fresh all-time highs last week after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point—its first cut since December—and traders celebrated the prospect of...
All eyes are on the Federal Reserve as it convenes for its September meeting this week, with economists and investors alike betting that Wednesday will bring the first in a series of interest rate...
There’s no crystal ball when it comes to predicting the Federal Reserve’s next move. Yet financial markets are currently pricing in a 100 percent chance that the U.S. central bank will...
Major U.S. stocks were little moved as midweek gains were offset by a lackluster revenue forecast from Nvidia, kicking off a wider sell-off in tech and raising concerns that the past two years’...
Despite some turbulence throughout the week, markets ended the week higher across the board. However, there is growing evidence that tariffs are beginning to put upward pressure on inflation. The...
Trade policy continued to dominate market conversations this past week as the Trump administration’s full tariffs took effect early Thursday morning. Imports from most countries now face 10 percent...