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Can the Fed Engineer a Soft Landing?

May 12, 2022

ClearBridge Investments · Can the Fed Engineer a Soft Landing?

Portfolio Analyst Steve Rigo joins Investment Strategist Jeff Schulze to trace the spike in inflation to over 8%, analyze how the Federal Reserve is seeking to tame price pressures and what signals would indicate success. They also discuss the medium-term outlook for equities and where to invest in a period of sharply rising interest rates and higher recession risks.

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