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The new year started with strong stock market returns, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq, European Stoxx 600, and Japanese Nikkei indices all making new record highs during the quarter. The broad MSCI All Cap World Index (MSCI ACWI) returned 8.2% for the quarter. As we roll into the year’s second quarter, the focus continues to […]
From our friends at Clearnomics… With the presidential election season heating up, there will no doubt be a flurry of daily headlines between now and election day on November 5. A rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump seems inevitable with Trump currently leading many presidential polls among registered voters while Biden is raising and […]
Welcome to the “Market Minute” series! In this weekly blog post, Dave provides you with all the latest updates on market and economic trends that you need to stay on top of. Stock Market US markets were down last week while developed international stocks and emerging markets performed quite well. The MSCI EAFE index of […]
Welcome to the “Market Minute” series! In this weekly blog post, Dave provides you with all the latest updates on market and economic trends that you need to stay on top of. Fickle Market The markets can be fickle, and we saw that on Tuesday last week when a slightly – higher than expected inflation […]
Welcome to the “Market Minute” series! In this weekly blog post, Dave provides you with all the latest updates on market and economic trends that you need to stay on top of. Continued Highs The market indices continued to make new highs last week, despite FOMC chairman Powell’s comments last weekend that made it clear […]
Welcome to the “Market Minute” series! In this weekly blog post, Dave provides you with all the latest updates on market and economic trends that you need to stay on top of. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee Rates were unchanged at last week’s meeting, which was pretty much expected. But Chairman Powell commented that […]
Welcome to the “Market Minute” series! In this weekly blog post, Dave provides you with all the latest updates on market and economic trends that you need to stay on top of. Last week was another solid week for stocks in general, with the S&P 500 posting a gain of just over 1% and smaller […]
Welcome to the “Market Minute” series! In this weekly blog post, Dave will provide you with all the latest updates on market and economic trends that you need to stay on top of. As an experienced financial expert, Dave will share his insights on the most significant news and developments from the week gone by. […]
The end of 2023 saw a strong rally in both the stock and bond markets, capping off a surprisingly positive year. The broad US market rallied 12.1% in the quarter, capping off a 26% return for all of 2023. Meanwhile, the US Aggregate Bond Index rose 5.4% for the quarter and 8.3% for the year. […]
It’s Thanksgiving time, and I have plenty to be thankful for this year as always. Somewhat surprisingly I can count the economy and markets as part of that list. This has been a strange year for investors. When markets are strong, it’s not uncommon for there to be a disconnect between investor perception and market […]
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