In mid-May, Lefkowitz noted that stocks looked oversold and predicted that inflation would fall as wages and supply-chains eased.
Sure enough, the S&P 500 entered a steep correction for the exact reasons Lefkowitz outlined.
Their latest S&P 500 target for June 2023 is 3,700, which was marked down from both their previous mid-year 2023 target of 4,200, and remains well below their year-end 2023 target of 4,000.
For context, the S&P 500 is currently sitting at about 3,960 but fell as low as 3,715 earlier this week.
"Since World War II, we've never seen only a modest rise in the unemployment rate," Lefkowitz said.