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Market Update in Six Charts (OK, Five Charts and One Table) Inflation We begin with inflation, which jumped to a 40-year high this year. Prices of commodities such as copper, aluminum, wheat, and oil already
January 25, 2022 In November of last year, a popular U.S. stock index passed a noteworthy milestone. The milestone is noteworthy not for what it says about last year’s market performance but rather because of
October was a big month in cryptocurrency land. Bitcoin reached an all-time high of nearly $67,000, and the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on bitcoin began trading. The rapid rise in the price of bitcoin has had a polarizing effect on many investors. Some investors remain very optimistic about bitcoin and cryptocurrency investments in general while others see cryptocurrency investments as speculative or dangerous…