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Category: Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary: April 18th, 2017
The Markets And the survey said… In late 2016, Natixis Global surveyed 500 institutional decision makers representing corporate pension plans, public pension plans, sovereign wealth … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: April 11th, 2017
The Markets U.S. stock markets are sending mixed signals. If you look at the performance of the CBOE Volatility Index (a.k.a. the VIX or fear … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: April 4, 2017
The Markets Happy birthday! Toward the end of the first quarter, the bull market celebrated its eighth birthday. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist at J.P. … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: March 28, 2017
The Markets You’ve read it before – and it’s true. Markets hate uncertainty. Failure to pass the American Healthcare Act, which was supported by Republican … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: March 21, 2017
The Markets Three steps and no stumble… Technical analyst Edson Gould developed a market rule of thumb known as ‘three steps and a stumble.’ It … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: March 14, 2017
The Markets Rate hike ahead…maybe. Last week’s U.S. employment report was better than expected. The United States added 235,000 jobs in February, which was a … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: March 7, 2017
The Markets It was a grand slam. Major U.S. stock markets were positively euphoric following President Trump’s speech on February 28. Optimism about the new … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: February 28, 2017
The Markets Once upon a time, five blind men discovered an elephant. Each man examined a different part of the elephant and formed a unique … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: February 21, 2017
The Markets To date, positive corporate earnings and robust investor confidence have offset fiscal and political uncertainty and helped push U.S. stock markets higher, said … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: February 14, 2017
The Markets What’s the word ‘phenomenal’ worth? It all depends on who says it. Barron’s shared Wilshire Associates’ calculations which indicated the word was worth … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: February 7, 2017
U.S. stock markets were unsettled last week. Disappointing earnings reports, inspired turmoil and uncertainty that helped push U.S. stock markets lower early in the week. … Read more
Weekly Market Commentary: April 25th, 2017
Published by Sweet Financial
The Markets Last week, investors multi-tasked, pushing both U.S. bond and stock markets higher. In March, the Federal Reserve raised the Fed funds rates for … Read more