Market Digest – Week Ending 7/14/2017 Global stocks rose, led by international issues. Testimony from Fed Chairwoman Yellen following recent soft economic reports was interpreted by many…
While media remains fixated on the White House, the markets during Q2 were more attuned to corporate results and central bank activity. Investors saw solid gains and a smooth ride with the…
Market Digest – Week Ending 7/7/2017 It was a short week for U.S. markets given the July 4th holiday, which was marked by a number of geopolitical events, including North Korea’s…
Market Digest – Week Ending 6/30/2017 Q2 was quiet, and it ended with a whimper. U.S. stocks finished up 3% for the quarter but down slightly for the week. International stocks were up…
Market Digest – Week Ending 6/23/2017 The financial media was abuzz with the forced resignation of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, but in general it was a dull week for equity markets. US…
Market Digest – Week Ending 06/09/2017 Stocks, bonds and currencies were choppy, but finished the week little changed. As expected, the Fed raised the short-term interest rate target by…
Market Digest – Week Ending 06/09/2017 Stocks were down modestly in a relatively quiet week – until a string of events all occurred simultaneously in what the media dubbed “Super…
Market Digest – Week Ending 06/02/2017 Following the holiday weekend, U.S. and international stocks were relatively flat amidst myriad political news and economic data points. Equities…
Market Digest – Week Ending 5/26/2017 U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday ahead of the long weekend, but the S&P and NASDAQ ended slightly up, closing at an all-time high. Despite some…
With the amount of news coming from Washington, it’s easy for Americans to forget about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fiduciary Rule, which had been set to phase into effect last…
Market Digest – Week Ending 5/19/2017 Global stocks finished the week little changed, but the eerie calm of the past few months was disrupted on Wednesday when word leaked that President…
Market Digest – Week Ending 5/12/2017 It was a quiet week for stocks, which extends a recent trend. The VIX, a measure of volatility of the S&P 500, hit a quarter-century low this week….
