Description: Markets have reeled since the Federal Reserve announced, through the release of the December minutes, that the central bank would like to take a big whack at its $9 trillion balance sheet rather than keep it at that lofty level. In just the last month, the S&P 500 SPX,  has dropped 9%, while the ARK Innovation ETF ARKK, , a proxy for futuristic and largely unprofitable companies, has slumped 26%.

Source: MarketWatch.com

Date: Jan 26, 2022

Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-jerome-powell-time-and-one-wall-street-bank-warns-the-s-p-500-could-fall-another-20-goldman-sachs-says-the-bull-market-will-continue-11643197683?mod=home-page

Questions for discussion:

• What are the concerns expressed in this article?
• What are the primary factors influencing the markets?
• What would you advise investors do at this time?