Week in Review #390

Week in Review #390

Summing Up The Week The stock market spent the week ricocheting between optimism and indigestion as Washington, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley each took turns stirring the pot. President Trump kicked things off with a celebratory announcement of a new U.S.–India...
Week in Review #389

Week in Review #389

Summing Up The Week The past week featured a mix of resilience and volatility as major indices navigated a flurry of earnings reports, geopolitical headlines, and speculation around President Donald Trump’s nomination for the next Federal Reserve Chair. The...
Week in Review #388

Week in Review #388

Summing Up The Week Markets were whipsawed this week as geopolitical shockwaves collided with fresh inflation data, sending investors scrambling to reassess risk. The turmoil began over the weekend when President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on NATO allies...
Week in Review #386

Week in Review #386

Summing Up The Week Stock market participants shook off the United States’ invasion of Venezuela, surprising many pundits who anticipated a selloff as the result of increased military conflict. Instead, stocks rallied to kick off the first full trading week of...
Week in Review #381

Week in Review #381

Summing Up The Week This week we saw examples of both bad news being good news and good news being good news. First, a private survey in China showed a contraction in their factory activity, potentially showing a slowdown in the global economy. Then, ADP’s...