October 11, 2021 The Markets The word “jouncy” may have started life as a combination of bouncy and jolting – and it’s a pretty good way to describe what happened to stock markets last week. The week started with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index experiencing daily gains and losses of about one percent. Other […]
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The Markets September strikes again… If you look back over the last 20 years, September has been the worst performing month for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, according to Nasdaq. This year, the S&P 500 dropped 4.8 percent in September. That wasn’t enough to wipe out gains from earlier in the third quarter, and
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September 27, 2021 The Markets Central banks have a lot of influence on investors, markets and economies. For the last year or so, the Federal Reserve has been purchasing $120 billion of bonds every month to ensure United States markets remained liquid and interest rates remained low during the pandemic. Last Wednesday, the Fed announced
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September 20, 2021 The Markets In recent weeks, bullish sentiment has drifted lower like sediment settling after a storm. Every month, Bank of America (BofA) surveys global asset managers. The most recent survey, which was conducted in early September, showed that fewer managers remain optimistic about prospects for global economic growth (13 percent) or corporate
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In a new setback for crypto industry advocates, the pending bipartisan infrastructure bill includes tax-reporting requirements for cryptocurrency brokers.
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September 13, 2021 The Markets The Delta variant could take a toll on economic growth. There was some good news last week. The 7-day moving average of COVID-19 cases in the United States declined. The bad news was that the rate of infection remained about 99 percent higher than it was one year ago. As
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September 8, 2021 The Markets Stagflation isn’t trending, but it was mentioned in quite a few headlines last week. Stagflation is a portmanteau of ‘stagnation’ and ‘inflation.’ It occurs when a country experiences slow economic growth along with high inflation and high unemployment. In the United States: Economic growth was strong during the second quarter;
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September 2021 U.S. Markets Signs of an improving labor market, strong corporate earnings, and more clarity from the Fed on its tapering plans propelled stocks to multiple record highs during August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.22%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 2.90% . The Nasdaq Composite led, picking up 4.00%
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August 30, 2021 In a speech last week, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that the United States economy has made substantial progress toward the Fed’s maximum employment and price stability goals. His words helped grow recent equity market returns and, consequently, the Fed is likely to slow, and eventually stop, the bond purchases
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