How Risk Of Bank Failures Affects U.S. Economic Outlook; Fritz Meyer Economic Update, March 2023

How does the risk of more bank failures affect the financial economic outlook? Guiding participants through data answering that question is the main learning objective of this class.

In the 11 days before this class, four medium-sized U.S. banks required Federal regulators to take over their assets or shore up their depositor bases, adding new uncertainty to the outlook. The threat to the banking system complicated the Federal Reserve’s yearlong monetary tightening campaign to choke off inflation without triggering a recession.  

Fear of other bad surprises chilled economic hopes, which is about equivalent to two half-point rate Fed funds hikes. Learning objectives of this monthly class include:

● assessing the risks to the banking system

● are bank despositor bailouts creating a moral hazard 

● contextualizing current financial economic metrics versus the historic norm

● gaining the knowledge needed to formulate and explain the outlook concisely

● analyzing Federal Reserve actions and outlook

● implementing a prudent discipline for fiduciaries managing portfolios ERISA assets

● analyzing the latest financial data, including:

● latest Fed policy pronouncements

● new-job formation  

Additional learning objectives of Fritz Meyer’s monthly classes include:

 
● contextualizing current financial economic metrics versus the historic norm 

● providing knowledge needed to formulate and explain the outlook concisely

● explaining Federal Reserve actions and outlook

● implementing a prudent discipline for fiduciaries managing portfolios ERISA assets

● analyzing the latest financial data, including:

● latest Fed policy pronouncements

● new-job formation  

● job openings versus job seekers

● troiuble with the savings rate 

● personal income and consumer spending

● DPI 

● household balance sheets 

● PCED, CPI annual and recent monthly rates

● retail sales

● housing starts nosedive

● latest consensus WSJ Survey

● latest GDPNow forecast for Q4 2022 GDP beat economists in accuracy for third straight quarter

● LEI declined eight straight months

● Eight rate hikes since March 2022

● Fed funds/10-year yield curve is inverted

● labor participation rate troubles

● manufacturing and services PMI

● auto sales

● S&P 500 expected earnings versus historical forward p/e  

● the Fed’s stock valuation mode

● a manageable approach to professional investing  

Ratings by particpants in Fritz Meyer's monthly CE webinars for over decade have averaged 9.7 (out of 10). A former senior strategist at one of the world's largest investment companies for over a decade, Fritz is an independent economist.

This webinar is pending eligibility for one hour of CE credit towards the CIMA^® and CPWA^® certifications, CFP^® CE and PACE credit toward the CLU^® and ChFC^® designations.

Who Should Attend: Financial Advisors, CFPs, EAs, CFAs, CPA/PFSs, CIMAs, CLUs and ChFCs.
Cost: There is no fee to attend this course if you are a member of Advisors4Advisors ($120/year).
CPE credit: 1 hour, in the Economics field of study
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Course Level: Update
Course Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based
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