3 min readSoft Labor Market & Inflation Releases June’s Employment Report was released on July 7th, showing an increase in non-farm payrolls of 209,000 vs. expectations for 230,000, marking the first time that payrolls have come in below market projections in the past 15 months. Additionally, payrolls were revised downward by a total of 110,000 in the…
4 min readFederal Reserve – A Hawkish Pause As expected, the FOMC held the Federal Funds rate at the 5.00%-5.25% range at their June FOMC meeting, marking the first pause after 10 consecutive increases. The Fed has raised rates by a cumulative 5 percentage points since March of 2022, the most since the 1980s. Powell commented that…
10 min readExecutive Summary Effective liquidity management, especially for large cash portfolios with a range of investments, can quickly turn into a larger and more complex task than initially expected. Some financial executives may not have a firm grasp of what liquidity means in a portfolio of individual cash assets. But adhering to some simple guidelines and…
2 min readInsight and Perspective on the economy and your cash portfolio After continuous increases in interest rates by the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) since March 2022, it seems to some that we may be reaching a point of inflection in which the Fed may hike rates once more before taking a pause. Watch our latest Quarterly…
5 min readWhat is Venture Debt, why it may be applicable to you and how Capital Advisors Group helps to support Venture Debt raises. What is Venture Debt? Venture debt is a broad term but is often referred to as growth debt or term debt. It is a loan that is commonly offered by venture banks…
4 min readWhy a separately managed account may be right for you and your cash investment needs. What is an Separately Managed Account? A Separately Managed Account (SMA) is a portfolio of assets that offers customization in investment strategy, approach, and management style. The customization of SMAs allows investors to build a portfolio of securities that is…
6 min readHow the availability of ESG data is changing the way investors can apply ESG to their decision-making process Much of the commentary surrounding ESG investing hails it as an approach which has largely been developed and risen to prominence in recent years. While its rapid rise in popularity since the COVID pandemic has led to…
2 min readEmployment and Inflation Markets inferred optimism on inflation earlier this month from Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell’s press conference accompanying the FOMC’s February 1st decision to raise rates. While the Fed’s statement and Powell himself indicated that more than one additional rate hike remained likely, markets contradicted the Fed’s guidance and bet that only one…
2 min readCo-authored by: Pate Campbell Economic News The December Employment Report revealed a decline in the unemployment rate to 3.5% from 3.7% while 233K jobs were added to non-farm payrolls. Despite ongoing tightness in the labor market, average hourly earnings grew at 0.3%, slower than the rate in previous months. Lower hourly earnings growth not only…
5 min readHow China’s reopening may have implications on the global economy and credit markets The last domino is falling. Nearly three years ago, the world shut down in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, causing a massive slowdown in consumer spending and major disruptions to supply chains. Since then, as people have logged off Zoom and emerged…