{"id":6308,"date":"2022-11-22T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T20:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keystonefinancial.com\/?post_type=oi_article&p=6308"},"modified":"2022-11-22T14:04:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T20:04:05","slug":"market-commentary-november-22-2022","status":"publish","type":"oi_article","link":"https:\/\/www.keystonefinancial.com\/articles\/market-commentary-november-22-2022","title":{"rendered":"Market Commentary | November 22, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Thanksgiving and football go together like turkey and stuffing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For some families, though, this year may be more like a turducken, stuffed with American football and the sport the rest of the world knows as football (soccer). The men\u2019s World Cup, which is played every four years for national glory, the Jules Rimet trophy, and millions of dollars in prize money, began on Sunday and will end on December 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the tournament, researchers may track the influence of sentiment on markets. According to Mark Hulbert of MarketWatch, previous research has found that a team\u2019s performance \u2013 especially a loss \u2013 can have a short but powerful effect on the national mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou would be excused for being skeptical that a soccer tournament has anything to do with the stock market. But you need to understand how disheartened a country\u2019s investors can become after their team loses in the World Cup. A significant body of academic research has found that their dejection has a pronounced impact on the stock market,\u201d reported Hulbert. \u201c\u2026our moods play a powerful role on our investment decisions. We tell ourselves that we base our portfolio decisions solely on sober and rational analysis. As the academic research into the World Cup Effect reminds us, this isn\u2019t always so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investors in the United States were a bit dejected last week. Stronger-than-expected retail sales in October indicated consumer demand remained strong, despite the Federal Reserve\u2019s efforts to slow spending by raising rates. Hawkish commentary from multiple members of the Federal Reserve also affected markets as it suggested the Fed is not ready to pause its inflation fight any time soon, reported Ben Levisohn of Barron\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, major U.S. stock indices moved lower, and yields on shorter-term Treasuries moved higher. The yield on a 2-month Treasury bill finished the week at 4.2 percent, while the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury ended the week at 3.8 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n