February 24, 2024

This week on “Money Talks,” Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Chief Economic Adviser Roger Tutterow, Ph.D., and Managing Associate K. C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, to cover January’s Producer Price Index, the University of Michigan consumer Sentiment Survey, and the minutes from the Fed’s January meeting on monetary policy. The hosts continue the market news, discussing how the Fed is data dependent, following the Leading Economic Indicators when considering interest rates. They also touch on the consumer and employment. The hosts finish the show with listeners’ questions on Applied Materials and medical debt.

Timestamps and Chapters

00:00 Market Roundup: Feb 19 – Feb 23, 2024
22:36 Investment Whys: Economic Outlook
34:15 Q&A Time: Applied Materials and Medical Debt

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