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The major U.S. equity indices ended the week lower as weaker-than-expected economic data and a more hawkish-than-expected FOMC monetary policy meeting dominated headlines and dampened investor sentiment.

To deliver on the advantages clients gain from our seamless integration of advisory, operations, and technology, the ChathamDirect team continually enhances our platform, streamlining the way users manage their exposures, hedging policies, execution, valuations, and hedge accounting.

The Fed holds short-term rates steady but indicates rate hikes in 2023. The Fed’s inflation expectation revised upward to 3.4%. Equities fall, dollar strengthens, and 10-year Treasury rates are mixed. The U.S. economic recovery continues.

Chatham Financial announced today that Bill Schultz has joined its Global Real Estate team as Managing Director and Chief Digital Officer to lead the strategy and development of their commercial real estate technology product suite.

The major U.S. equity indices ended the week mixed with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index faring the best as updates to the Consumer Price Index and infrastructure bill negotiations in Washington dominated headlines in a week with few economic data updates and a speaking engagement blackout for Federal Reserve officials.

Inflation data last week printed at the highest level since 2008 as investors weighed its transitory nature. Signaling expectation of continued dovishness by the Fed amid economic reopening, stocks hit record highs. Curiously, Treasuries also rallied as yields fell to three-month lows.

In this installment of Chatham’s semiannual market update webinar series, we will examine current market conditions, economic drivers and indicators, recent communication from the Fed, and potential strategies corporations can employ to manage financial risk in the current environment.

Matt Hoffman and John Clemow join the Deal Junkies on their podcast to discuss the state of LIBOR transition.