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7 Market Movers | August 21, 2025

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08/21/2025

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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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Portfolio Consulting Director

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Over the course of her career in the investment and wealth management industry, Ayako has held many roles, and she has done them all with great success. She began her career in Institutional Client Relations and Marketing, before moving on to become a Portfolio Analyst, monitoring portfolio trading and guidelines for over $4 Billion in equity securities.

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