Macro Perspective August 2019
Market Recap: July was a modestly positive month for U.S. markets. The Dow rose 1.0% and the NASDAQ added 2.1%. The S&P 500 gained 1.3%, [...]
Macro Perspective July 2019
Market Recap: June and Q2 Summary, US Markets: It was a great June and a good Q2 for US markets. May’s declines were recovered in [...]
Macro-Trends to Watch in the 2nd Half of 2019
We surpassed the 10-year mark of economic recovery, which started in 2009. The average expansion since World War II, according to the National Bureau of [...]
Macro Perspective – May 2019
Market Recap: All major US indices were higher for the month of April. The Dow rose 2.6%, and the NASDAQ gained 4.7%. Large caps and [...]
A Light Bulb Burns Brightest Before Burning Out
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks recorded solid gains for the week and most major indexes are now back within 2% of their all-time highs, [...]
With The Fed On Hold, Are Investors Starting To Worry About Economic Numbers?
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks closed lower for the week following a steep sell-off on Friday that took the broad market S&P 500 index [...]
Solid Gains, But Markets Still Remain Overbought
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks posted solid gains for the week as the technology sector (the largest segment of the S&P 500 Index) rallied, [...]
Stock Market Pullback Underway?
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. Markets: The major U.S. market indexes finished the week in mixed fashion, with the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite performing the best [...]
Longest Streak of Weekly Gains in 25 Years for the Dow – What’s Next?
Market Recap U.S. Markets: The Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its longest streak of weekly gains in nearly 25 years, as stocks finished the week [...]
The Next Financial Crisis – Corporate Debt?
The national debt gets all the headlines, but what about corporate debt? You hear a lot of worrying about mounting government debt because many people [...]