On The Radar: Has the Fed become more dovish on their view of future rate hikes?

Biweekly publication providing quick and concise answers to the topical investment and economic questions that are on investors' minds.

To view this email as a web page, click here. OnTheRadar February 2019 FAQs on the Markets and Economy On the Radar is a biweekly publication providing quick and concise answers to the topical investment and economic questions that are on investors' minds. New questions in this issue: 1. Has the Fed become more dovish on their view of future rate hikes? Yes. Since Q4's steep slide in stocks, senior Fed policy makers have been taking back some of their hawkish statements from last year... 2. What is happening with Europe's economy? Since the end of the global financial crisis, economic growth in the eurozone has been plagued with problems and has consequentially had a pace of economic growth that has been slower than what has been seen in the United States... 3. Will the bull market continue in 2019? Equity markets appear to have found their footing over the first month of the New Year, with the S&P 500 up 15.1% from the December low... 4. What is happening to corporate spreads? During Q4 of last year, credit spreads were widening, indicating the possibility of slower economic growth on the horizon; this move paralleled the drop in equity prices... 5. What is the impact of the U.S. government shutdown on the economy? Congress and the president have reached a deal to temporarily reopen the government until February 15, halting the longest shutdown in U.S. history at 35 days... 6. What is City National Rochdale's investment outlook for 2019? Although it can be difficult to remain calm in the midst of market action like we've seen over the past couple of months, our advice is to stay disciplined and invested... Read More on CNR.com » Share this story: Follow Us Investment management services provided by City National Bank through its wholly-owned subsidiary City National Rochdale, LLC, a registered investment advisor. City National Bank Member FDIC. Investment Products are: • not insured by the FDIC. • not a deposit or other obligation of, or guaranteed by, the bank. • subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested. Unsubscribe from this list  |  Update email preferences This message has been sent to bank@banking.offers.report. Please do not reply to this email. To ensure the delivery of future emails, please add email@emails.cnb.com to your email address book or safe sender list. Copyright © 2019 City National Bank – All Rights Reserved. 350 South Grand Avenue, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071 City National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. TERMS & CONDITIONS  |  PRIVACY STATEMENT NMLSR ID# 536994 | City National Bank Member FDIC OTR 20190204