Debt limit default looms over Congress as the end of the debt suspension approaches.

Stock markets responded with volatility to comments made by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the December FOMC meeting.

Last week, the monthly inflation data came in “cold” at 7.7%. The term cold refers to less than the expected 7.9%.

The idea is to position your investment strategy and portfolio allocation with Fed policies, different market conditions require different investment strategies.

The Fed has raised rates five times this year to combat inflation. There is a lot at stake. Will the Fed press ahead, pause, or pivot on interest rates?

The repo market is how the Fed manages the amount of cash in the system using short-term loans of assets or cash from a bank to a bank or business.

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