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January 15, 2024 CPI BOUNCES BACK UP A BIT:  Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 0.3% in December, and up...

January 8, 2024 STRONG JOBS REPORT: 216,000 net new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, a higher number than the prior two...

January 1, 2024 AND THE WINNER IS...WEST CHESTER, PA:  Stonecrop's offices are in a beautiful office building in the heart of the borough...

December 24, 2023 It is Saturday morning when I usually write these emails, and within the hour more than two dozen people are going to...

December 17, 2023 THE FED HOLDS STEADY AND SAYS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS: For a change, the Fed not only did what Wall Street wanted, held...

October 29, 2023 A STRONG ECONOMY: The U.S. economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), grew at an annualized rate of 4.9% in...

October 22, 2023 SO HARD TO WATCH: This email focuses on economic and market news and financial planning issues. We largely stay away...

October 15, 2023 SEPTEMBER INFLATION: The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in September after increasing 0.6% in August. Over the last...

October 8, 2023 WAR: Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, its biggest in years. Israel’s Prime Minster announced...