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Zhang Financial Podcast
Every week, Rob McDougall, CFA®, MBA will guide you through the weekly market outlook and provide insights into financial planning. Tune into each episode for key financial updates. For more information, please visit ZhangFinancial.com.
Zhang Financial Podcast
Latest Episodes
Good News is Bad News | Market Outlook: 09/08/26
Nonfarm payroll data released last week far exceeded expectations; the 162,000 jobs added topped the 58,000 expectation by a substantial margin. However, this cautioned investors as it raised the expectations of an interest rate hike at the Fed...
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Interest Rate Hike Odds Increase | Market Outlook: 08/31/26
After hearing from Chair Kevin Warsh, investors are increasingly pricing in the chance of an interest rate hike at the Federal Reserve's meeting in September. There is now only a 12% probability of no rate hikes, and an 88% chance of at least o...
US Treasury Doubles Long-Term Buybacks | Market Outlook: 08/24/26
Economic releases were minimal last week and thus had little market impact. The US Treasury announced increased buybacks of long-term obligations to stabilize yields. As a result, funds migrated to Gold and Bitcoin, which rose 4.5% and 22.4%, r...
Stocks Rise, But Consumer Spending Lulls | Market Outlook : 08/17/26
Inflation metrics met expectations in data released last week, while consumer spending pulled back during July: expectations of +0.1% month-over-month were met with a reality of -0.6%. However, markets rose, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.4% o...
Jobs Miss But Earnings Exceed Expectations | Market Outlook: 08/10/26
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to come in at +91,000 for July, but ended up at -23,000. Earnings season continues, with the majority of S&P 500 companies having reported Q2 results, and those reporting have beaten expectations by almost 11%...