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Investment Perspective — First Quarter 2022
The U.S. stock market ended 1Q 2022 with its first negative quarter of performance since COVID-19 hit in 2020. Inflation, the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase since 2018, and the war in Ukraine were contributing factors, on top of ongoing supply chain issues.
Could FIAs Be A Cure For Dropping Bond Prices?
Price hikes were widespread across sectors of the economy in 2021, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book (December 2021).