Charts & Chat - May 7, 2023

Eric Boyce • May 8, 2023

During the course of our daily research, we come across interesting and illustrative charts which do a great job in articulating a point we'd like to make regarding the market or the economy.


I am also including at the end my summary comments on important issues related to the market and economy over the last week, and what to look for in the week ahead.



We hope you enjoy...





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