Can the Markets Leave a Brutal 2022 Behind?

December 7, 2022
Equity and bond markets in the U.S. and globally have taken it on the chin this year. Does recent positive news signal a course correction, or is more churn on the horizon?

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For investors in just about everything—equities, bonds, cryptocurrency—2022 has been a year to forget. Will 2023 be a different story? In the year's final episode, four of Schwab's top experts join Mike to talk about what's happened this year and whether the signs are pointing to a turnaround in 2023. Kathy Jones, Schwab's chief fixed income strategist, leads off the discussion by weighing in on the upcoming Fed meeting, the key data points the Fed is using to gauge inflation, and why 2023 is looking like a positive year for fixed-income investors. Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders offers her take on the equity markets and why focusing on characteristics, rather than sectors, will be key in the year ahead. Jeff Kleintop, chief global investment strategist, looks at what central banks around the world are doing and how a variety of geopolitical risks will likely keep volatility high in global markets. And Randy Frederick, Schwab's managing director for trading and derivatives, discusses the likelihood of tougher regulation for cryptocurrencies and where traders are continuing to find investing opportunities in a rocky market.

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