Investing Insights

In today’s episode, Tom Lauricella, Morningstar Inc’s chief markets editor and Smart Investor newsletter editor, talks about the hype versus reality in the AI boom and the optimism about a soft landing.  Timestamps00:00 Introduction00:31 The Fed Holds Rates Steady01:39 Bank Failures02:31 Jerome Powell’s Thoughts On Inflation03:26 Outlook For Interest Rate Cuts04:25 Are We in a Bull Market?05:20 Concentrated Stock Markets07:08 AI and the Stock Market Rally 08:13 Look Under the AI Hood09:04 Bonds in 202310:24 Bond Investors Looking for High Yields11:35 Market Takeaways for 2023 Read about topics from this episode.  May CPI Report Suggests Inflation Is Turning a Corner https://www.morningstar.com/markets/may-cpi-report-suggests-inflation-is-turning-cornerStrong May Jobs Report Shows Any Recession is Still Out on the Horizon https://www.morningstar.com/markets/strong-may-jobs-report-shows-any-recession-is-still-out-horizonFed Meeting Preview: Will Powell Unveil a Rate-Hike Pause or a ‘Skip’? https://www.morningst