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Latest Week’s Investment Markets Review 1/17/25:
December consumer and producer inflation remains closer to 3% year-on-year than the Fed’s 2% target. After two weeks of worry and a risk-off attitude, investors shrugged off their pessimism, buying the stock market broadly ahead of next week’s US Presidential inauguration. US small-cap stocks led the equity complex higher. US large caps were a solid second. Offshore, equities in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America all followed the US higher, as did Japan. A very bullish US Dollar retreated after hitting overbought levels on Monday. That gave some positive impetus to oil, gold, and commodities in general. On the income side, a bond rally sent yields lower. The 10-year bond yield dipped as the cash yield fell slightly. The models: After switching last week, the models remain on hold. Next week: 150 executive orders? For more detail see Moosecalls, our investment newsletter.
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