Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 8, 2023 Share Quick Highlights Futures are slightly higher following a mostly quiet week- end of news as markets look ahead to Wednesday’s CPI. News was slightly positive on the debt ceiling over the weekend, as reports indicate the White House will try to negotiate a short-term debt… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 8, 2023
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 1, 2023 Share Quick Highlights Futures are little changed as markets digest the FRC seizure and asset sale to JPM and look ahead to this week’s FOMC decision and important economic data. First Republic (FRC) failed over the weekend and was seized by the FDIC. Assets were then… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 1, 2023
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 24, 2023 Share Quick Highlights Futures are sightly lower following a quiet weekend of news as markets look ahead to key earnings reports and economic data this week. Economically, the only notable report was German IFO Business Expectations, which slightly beat estimates. Debt ceiling headlines will increase this… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 24, 2023
Market Update Q1 2023 Market Update – Q1 2023 Share Quarterly Insights – April 2023 The S&P 500 Starts the Year with Gains Despite Continued Uncertainty The S&P 500 ended the first quarter of 2023 with a moderate gain, as hopes for an economic “soft landing” and the Fed signaling that their historic rate hike… Continue reading Q1 Market Update
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of October 24, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are slightly higher as momentum from Friday’s close offset steep losses in Chinese markets. The Hang Seng fell 6% as Premier Xi emerged from China’s National Conference with an even tighter grip on power, ensuring continued “zero COVID” policies and heightened tensions… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of October 24, 2022
Market Update – Q3 2022 Share Stocks and Bonds Extend Their Declines in the 3rd Quarter Higher Inflation, Fed Rate Hikes and Geopolitical Risks Weighed heavily on Stocks and Bonds throughout Quarter. Global markets declined again in the third quarter as inflation remained near multi-decade highs, geopolitical tensions escalated further, and the Federal Reserve continued… Continue reading Q3 Market Update
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of October 10, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are slightly lower as markets digest the implications of Friday’s strong jobs report following a mostly quiet weekend. Friday’s jobs report won’t make the Fed any more hawkish, but it’ll keep stocks facing a dual headwind of aggressive Fed and earnings pressure,… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of October 10, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of October 3, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are slightly higher following some backtracking on the UK fiscal spending plan. UK PM Truss has abandoned part of her spending/tax cut plan amidst market and political pressure as she will no longer eliminate the 45% top tax rate (this is a… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of October 3, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of September 26, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are modestly lower as global bond yields rose further while the British Pound remained extremely volatile. The British Pound plunged to an all-time low vs. the dollar earlier this morning before rebounding, and the extreme volatility is adding to investor worries. Economically,… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of September 26, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of September 19, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are moderately lower, mostly on momentum from last week’s declines and following a quiet weekend of news. Geo-politically, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky gave interviews over the weekend, and neither implied the war would end anytime soon, which is a… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of September 19, 2022
