7 Market Movers | August 21, 2025
Ayako Yoshioka, Director, Senior Investment Strategist
CFA® ·
Oakwood Team ·
August 21, 2025
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This week on 7 Market Movers, Wealth Enhancement Portfolio Consulting Director Aya Yoshioka discusses key economic and financial developments, including some inflation concerns, potential labor market softness, and a dip in equity markets while bond yields edged higher. All eyes now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech at Jackson Hole for policy guidance. As always, investors are urged to stay diversified and focused on long-term goals.
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About the author
Director, Senior Investment Strategist
CFA®
Over the course of her career in the investment and wealth management industry, Ayako has built extensive experience across portfolio management, investment research and client relations. She began her career in Institutional Client Relations and Marketing before becoming a…
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