Stocks tumbled on Friday, sending stocks to a weekly loss after an otherwise quiet August week of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -0.16%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 lost 1.21%. The Nasdaq Composite index declined 2.62% for the week. The MSCI EAFE index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, fell 0.88%. 1,2,3 |
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Summer Rally Hits Pause ButtonThe market rally that began in mid-June paused last week. Despite the week’s losses, stocks exhibited resiliency in the face of a string of troubling economic news that included flat retail sales, weak housing numbers, an inversion in the yield curve, and tepid economic data out of China. Nevertheless, stocks tumbled on Friday amid hawkish comments about future rate hikes, rising bond yields, and ahead of the annual meeting of global central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in which Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak on August 26th. Expect More Rate HikesMinutes from July's Federal Open Market Committee meeting indicated that additional rate hikes would be needed to help manage inflation. Fed officials did acknowledge that further rate hikes risked unintended economic weakness because of the time it takes for higher rates to work through the economy. The committee indicated that they might slow rate hikes to determine the impact of previous rate increases. 4 The minutes also contained the Fed's latest economic forecasts, which projected inflation to decline faster than its June estimate due to a bigger economic slowdown in the year's second half. 5 This Week: Key Economic DataTuesday: Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) Composite Flash. New Home Sales. Wednesday: Durable Goods Orders. Thursday: Jobless Claims. Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Source: Econoday, August 19, 2022 This Week: Companies Reporting EarningsMonday: Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM). Tuesday: Intuit, Inc. (INTU). Wednesday: Nvidia Corporation (NVDA), Salesforce, Inc. (CRM), Snowflake, Inc. (SNOW). Thursday: Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL), Dollar General Corporation (DG), Dell Technologies, Inc. (DELL), VMware, Inc. (VMW). Source: Zacks, August 19, 2022 |
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Received A Letter From the IRS? Here's What to DoThe IRS mails letters or notices to taxpayers for a variety of reasons, including:
If you receive a letter or notice from the IRS, check to see if there are any action items. If something needs attention, the IRS may provide a deadline for a response. You should also keep a copy of the letter for your tax records. Remember, all official IRS correspondence is through the mail, so there is usually no need to call the IRS. * This information is not intended to be a substitute for specific, individualized tax advice. We suggest that you discuss your specific tax issues with a qualified tax professional. Tip adapted from IRS.gov6 |
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Footnotes and Sources
2. The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2022 3. The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2022 4. The Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2022 5. The Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2022 6. IRS.gov, April 21, 2022 |

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