In today’s episode, Tom Lauricella, Morningstar Inc’s chief markets editor and Smart Investor newsletter editor, talks about the hype versus reality in the AI boom and the optimism about a soft landing.  Timestamps00:00 Introduction00:31 The Fed Holds Rates Steady01:39 Bank Failures02:31 Jerome Powell’s Thoughts On Inflation03:26 Outlook For Interest Rate Cuts04:25 Are We in a Bull Market?05:20 Concentrated Stock Markets07:08 AI and the Stock Market Rally 08:13 Look Under the AI Hood09:04 Bonds in 202310:24 Bond Investors Looking for High Yields11:35 Market Takeaways for 2023 Read about topics from this episode.  May CPI Report Suggests Inflation Is Turning a Corner https://www.morningstar.com/markets/may-cpi-report-suggests-inflation-is-turning-cornerStrong May Jobs Report Shows Any Recession is Still Out on the Horizon https://www.morningstar.com/markets/strong-may-jobs-report-shows-any-recession-is-still-out-horizonFed Meeting Preview: Will Powell Unveil a Rate-Hike Pause or a ‘Skip’? https://www.morningstar.com/markets/fed-meeting-preview-will-powell-unveil-rate-hike-pause-or-skipU.S. Stock Market Outlook: June 2023 https://www.morningstar.com/markets/us-stock-market-outlook-june-20235 Charts On the Super Concentrated Stock Market https://www.morningstar.com/markets/5-charts-about-super-concentrated-stock-marketWhat Is Bitcoin Worth? https://www.morningstar.com/alternative-investments/what-is-bitcoin-worthBlackRock’s Rieder: Grab High Yields on Super-Safe Bonds While You Can https://www.morningstar.com/markets/blackrocks-rieder-grab-high-yields-super-safe-bonds-while-you-canRegulatory Limbo Likely for Coinbase as SEC Brings Charges https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/sec-brings-charges-against-coinbase  What to watch from Morningstar.Gain From the Weight-Loss Trend With These Stocks https://youtu.be/MwxQTNZ2L5wDouble Trouble: How the Dot-Com and Tech Bubbles Compare https://youtu.be/4_mP4nftQssWhat to Do as Recession Fears Grip Investors https://youtu.be/F-hCrdpxWKIJust Where’s the U.S. Economy Headed? https://youtu.be/IiZGjhUcPoE  Read what our team is writing:Ivanna Hampton https://www.morningstar.com/authors/2399/ivanna-hamptonTom Lauricella https://www.morningstar.com/authors/1953/tom-lauricella Follow us on social media.Ivanna Hampton on Twitter: @IvannaHamptonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorningstarInc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorningstarIncInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningstar... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5161/