Weekly Market Commentary – Week 71
5/6/2024
Uncertainty about the direction and timing of Fed rate cuts is causing stock markets in the United States to charge and retreat.
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 70
4/30/2024
Last week, many investors were focused on economic data. The Personal Consumption report offers information about Americans’ income and spending over the previous month.
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 69
4/22/2024
There is a lot going on in the world that could affect the value of financial markets – wars, tensions between major powers, a strong dollar, and rising oil prices – just to name a few.
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 68
4/15/2024
It was a rough week for stock markets. “The S&P 500 closed 1.5% lower on Friday, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 1.6%.
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 67
4/8/2024
The bull charged from October 2023 through March 2024. Last week, it took a breather.
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 66
4/2/2024
If you’ve ever dieted, you may be familiar with the weight-loss plateau. Many people experience steady progress. The bathroom scale moves lower week by week – until it doesn’t – and that can be discouraging.
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 65
3/25/2024
No one expected the United States Federal Reserve to announce a rate change last week – and it didn’t. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments and the actions of other central banks led to new records being set in stock markets around the world, reported Randall Forsyth of Barron’s.
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 64
3/20/2024
Here’s the tea on stock markets and presidential elections.
Last week, a slew of headlines mentioned stock market bubbles and frothy valuations. The implication was that markets might be headed lower because they’ve risen so high.
Weekly Market Commentary – Week 63
3/11/2024
The week got off to a good start… In testimony before House and Senate committees, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome
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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 62
3/4/2024
The bull market is alive and well.
“We know what investors are thinking,” reported Jacob Sonenshine of Barron’s.
