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Economic Risk Factor Update: February 2023 [SlideShare]

Written by Brad McMillan, CFA®, CFP® | Feb 8, 2023 5:48:04 PM

My colleague Sam Millette, manager, 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 January reports showed encouraging signs of economic growth to start the year. More jobs than expected were added, and service sector confidence showed notable improvement during the month. That said, two of the indicators 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.