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How Can Employment Data Impact Fed Policy?
The financial markets, like any efficient market, are driven by supply and demand for security. In the stock market, there are numerous drivers of supply and demand that exist, but some of the most important and consistent external factors include economic data, geopolitical events and government/agency interventions. Often, a combination or even all these factors affect the market simultaneously. A new geopolitical issue arising could lead to an underwhelming or overwhelming economic data print, which may cause the Federal Reserve to act in a never-ending push and pull of external factors affecting the market. ... (full story)