Stocks End Higher, In Positive Territory For The Week

Plus 5 New Strong Buys for Today Stocks End Higher, In Positive Territory For The Week [Kevin Matras - EVP - Photo] Profit from the Pros By Kevin Matras Executive Vice President Stocks End Higher, In Positive Territory For The Week [Stocks End Higher, In Positive Territory For The Week]Image: Bigstock Stocks closed higher yesterday, with the major indexes now all positive for the week. Omicron, supply chain problems, and inflation remain the biggest challenges in 2022, just as they were in 2021. But gladly, lockdowns are not on the horizon, we're seeing incremental improvement in the supply chains, and inflation is expected to ease by mid-year. (The Fed is doing their part on the latter by unwinding their bond-buying (should come to a close by mid-March), and will soon begin raising rates (slowly, but raising them nonetheless). In the meantime, the economy continues its impressive recovery. And there's plenty of optimism for a strong 2022. That was underscored with yesterday's NFIB Small Business Optimism Index which came in at 98.9, up from last month's 98.4 and above views for 98.8. That optimism was also echoed by Jamie Dimon on Monday when he said that he thinks the U.S. is headed for the best economic growth in decades, while speculating that his company will likely see "the best growth we've ever had." He went on to say that the "consumer balance sheet has never been in better shape," and "they're spending 25% more today than pre-Covid." Pretty optimistic indeed. And as the economy continues to impress, so should the market. So make sure you're taking full advantage of it. 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