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Economic Risk Factor Update: April 2023 [SlideShare]

Written by Brad McMillan, CFA®, CFP® | Apr 12, 2023 3:35:11 PM

My colleague Sam Millette, director, fixed income on Commonwealth’s Investment Management and Research team, helped me put together this month’s Economic Risk Factor Update. Thanks for the assist, Sam! Let’s take a closer look.

The March reports showed continued signs of economic growth to end the quarter. More jobs than expected were added in March, and service sector confidence remained in expansionary territory during the month. That said, two of the indicators that we track in this piece, the yield curve and consumer confidence, remained at a risk level of red during the month.

Given the mixed results, we have left the overall risk level at yellow for now.

View a breakdown of the risks we’re watching in this SlideShare.