November 1, 2016 U.S. equities notched another modest loss for the month of October with the S&P 500 Index dropping -1.94%. That puts the Year-to-Date gain in the S&P 500 at 4.02%. The DOW has taken investors for a wild ride to nowhere the past two years. It...
U.S. equities notched a modest loss for the month of September with the S&P 500 Index dropping -0.12%. That puts the Year-to-Date gain in the S&P 500 at 6.08% and the 3rd quarter performance at a gain of 3.31%. The Markets – What drives the market...
U.S. equities notched another month of gains with the S&P 500 Index climbing 3.5%. The primary forces behind the rally remain better-than-expected corporate earnings, stability in the banking sector and a growing sense that, given low Treasury yields, equities...
In recent months we have focused our writing on three primary drivers of market volatility. First we discussed how negative rates affect foreign banks. Secondly we discussed how deep and wide the oil slide will affect the world’s economies. Third we discussed the...
Greed has made a comeback on Wall Street. Just a few weeks ago investors were on the verge of full-blown panic. Fears about China’s economic turbulence and a vague Federal Reserve Policy gripped the financial markets. The deep concern caused the Dow to drop 1000...
