Both equities and fixed income assets dropped last week in response to a hawkish Fed rate announcement.
This week has been concerned with how much the Fed would raise interest rates - this week and into the future.
Just like when the bald child in "The Matrix" pointed out there is no spoon, there is no Fed pivot on the horizon. Equities snapped a 4-week win streak last week as the reality begins to set in that the Fed isn’t finished raising rates.
Just when you thought meme stocks were done, we witnessed retail investors get caught up again in the frenzy this week.
Equities moved higher last week as inflation numbers gave hope that the Fed might pivot soon.