February 2025 Economic Update
Inflation: The US growth picture remains constructive in early 2025, yet a few worrying trends are emerging. Inflation has increased since September after contracting [...]
CCM Commentary Q4/2024
MARKET SUMMARY: The 2024 U.S. election had conflicting effects on the stock and bond markets in the fourth quarter. Stock investors responded positively to [...]
US Economic Update December 2024
The latest economic data offers a nuanced view of the U.S. economy as 2024 draws to a close. Inflationary trends showed a slight uptick, [...]
Highlights from The Economist’s special report on American Exceptionalism
In their October 19, 2024 edition The Economist published a particularly interesting special report on the state of the American economy. As a follow-up [...]
CCM Commentary Q3/2024
MARKET SUMMARY: The benchmark S&P 500 index experienced two bouts of investor unrest in the third quarter, primarily due to concerns with the “carry [...]