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Category: Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary: July 11, 2017
The Markets Things you may want to know… Last Friday, Financial Times (FT) published, ‘Five markets charts that matter for investors.’ Among the issues addressed … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: July 5, 2017
The Markets This is the way the quarter ends – with a central bank scare. Central bankers are stodgy. They speak carefully. For many, reading … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: June 27, 2017
The Markets Many people would assume that bond markets are down for the year. After all, stock and bond markets tend to move in different … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: June 20, 2017
The Markets All eyes on inflation! Inflation is the way economists measure changes in the prices of goods and services. The United States has enjoyed … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: June 13, 2017
The Markets Stock market historians may dub 2017 the Xanax year. Traditional historians will probably choose a different moniker. Stock markets in many advanced economies … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: June 6, 2017
The Markets There are some good reasons the stock market in the United States has continued to trend higher. For one, companies have become more … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: May 31, 2017
The Markets Is preparing for the future more important than enjoying the present? There is a lot to enjoy today. Last week, Financial Times wrote:1 … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: May 23, 2017
The Markets How much is too much? There has been no shortage of drama since the new administration took office – legislative setbacks, controversial hiring … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: May 16, 2017
The Markets Does performance tell the whole story? American stock markets have performed well in recent years. Just look at the Standard & Poor’s 500 … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary May 9, 2017
The Markets Is it complacency? Exuberance? Uncertainty? Exhaustion? Insight? Intuition? Last week, all three major U.S. stock markets gained value. On the face of it, … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: May 2nd, 2017
The Markets It was a good week to own stocks. Not all financial news was good news last week, but that didn’t prevent U.S. stock … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary July 18, 2017
Published by Sweet Financial
The Markets It was a good week for a lot of stocks but not bank stocks. The Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) Index and … Read more