Financial News and Portfolio Management Discussion through May 22nd

Inflation concerns remained at the forefront of investors’ minds sending US stocks down. The S&P 500 declined 0.4% and Dow fell 0.5% for the week. Abroad, the FTSE All World Ex US rose 1.3% for the week. The yield on the 10-year Treasury yield was relatively flat for the week finishing at 1.63%.

Japan’s economy shrank 1.3% in the first quarter due to a surge in the coronavirus that reduced consumption.

China’s consumer spending fell short of expectations in April.

The Fed’s April meeting minutes showed the central bank wanted to discuss at a future meeting a plan to begin to reduce its bond buying program given the strong economic numbers and recent high inflation readings.

Weekly initial unemployment claims reached a new post pandemic low of 444,000.

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