Market Recap It was far from a quiet summer for the financial markets, which have been volatile as investors parsed through economic data attempting to gauge whether the economy will slow, and how much the Federal Reserve would need to lower interest rates to prevent a recession. Toward the end [...]
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Market Recap In the second quarter of 2024, the U.S. economy remained resilient in an environment where inflation and interest rates remained higher than expectations. Tighter monetary policy was offset by accommodative fiscal policy, and a still strong US consumer. The S&P 500 Index gained nearly 4.5% in the quarter, [...]
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Market Recap In the first three months of 2024, the U.S. economy remained resilient despite short-term interest rates sitting near 20-year highs. Noteworthy in the quarter was the continuing robustness in the labor market, stronger-than-anticipated corporate earnings, and a convergence of market participants’ aggressive forecast of rate cuts with the [...]
Market Recap What a difference a year makes. In 2022, high inflation and the Fed’s commitment to tame it, led to sharply rising interest rates and negative returns for both stocks and bonds. In 2023, much to the surprise of many forecasters, global stock and bond markets ignored widespread expectations [...]
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Market Recap The S&P 500 reached a 2023 high at the end of July before selling off 7.5% through August and September to finish the quarter down 3.3%. Year-to-date the index remains up a solid 13%. Smaller-cap stocks (Russell 2000) also had momentum early in the quarter but changed course [...]
Market Recap Global equities continued to rally in the second quarter, led by surging U.S. mega-cap technology and growth stocks, particularly anything related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The S&P 500 index gained 6.6% in June and 8.7% in the second quarter, driving its year-to-date return to 16.9% overall. The technology [...]
Market Recap Despite the stress in the banking system, including the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, global equity markets held up remarkably well in March and posted solid returns for the quarter. The S&P 500 index was up 3.7% in March and gained 7.5% in the first quarter. Developed international [...]