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Inflation ticks up, fueled by gas prices, Fed now believes rate hikes could cause an unnecessary downturn, higher fuel costs hit airline, trucking, and other businesses.

While it’s true that on average September is the worst-performing month of the year, when you dig a little deeper the “September effect” is more myth than fact.

From the 2008 Financial Crisis through the pandemic, ultra-low interest rates and “easy money” lifted all stocks—but that era is over.

Services and consumer spending continue to show strength, rents rise in U.S. suburbs, health insurance premiums could jump in 2024.

Mitch offers 3 key insights from the Q2 earnings season—including some positive trends for the rest of 2023.