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The Fed is trying to whittle down the US economy to slow down inflation but not so much that the US goes into a recession.

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May was overdramatic too but thankfully it’s finished. Unfortunately, June has historically been the worst market month of the year during a midterm election year.

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There is no crystal ball but there are some historical signs that may indicate that the market is close to a low.

The stock market doesn’t like uncertainty and it’s getting a lot of it this year with high inflation, the Federal Reserve seemly asleep at the wheel, COVID-19 shutdowns in China, a continued global supply chains mess, and of course a nasty war in Eastern Europe.

Last Wednesday the Federal Reserve announced the strongest interest rate increase in more than 20 years to calm the US inflation.

Right now, the stock market is a bit of a Negative Nellie. The market selloff we have been experiencing hurt even more on Tuesday, April 26th, when the S&P 500 Index was down 7.8%.

Inflation is still really high, and everyone keeps talking about it. It’s affecting all of us because it’s so widespread. How high will it get? Will it ever stop?

Several years of a strong stock market along with lower-than-normal bond yields have led many older investors to be heavier in stocks than they usually would have.

Inversions are genuine warning signs for recessions, but I think it can take years before a recession happens.

On March 31, President Biden announced the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil a day every day for six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help fix the high gas prices.

Right now, oil and everything made with oil seems to be getting crazy expensive. What is more concerning is that Brent oil prices are surging again this week.

When the future of the market is uncertain, the need for diversification is strongest. Market risk, interest income risk, and inflation risk can all be mitigated by simply diversifying.

There are real risks to investments too that a wise investor must plan for and try to minimize. The three basic types of investment risk are market risk, interest income risk, and inflation risk.

Ukraine is the Kansas of Europe. They’re a huge supplier of wheat and corn. So, when their country is threatened grain prices are impacted.

Starting with Russia and Ukraine, the truth is the U.S. economy, and the overall stock market probably won’t be impacted much by the recent conflict.

With inflation going up at the highest rate since the early 1980s, the Fed is choosing to make it worse.