Week in Review #359

Week in Review #359

Summing Up The Week The markets continued to rally for the entire shortened trading week regardless of whether the news catalysts could be considered good or bad. In fact, it felt as though all news was good news with a bad private sector jobs report from ADP on...
Week in Review #357

Week in Review #357

Summing Up The Week Despite uncertainty coming on from multiple fronts, the stock market held up remarkably well during this shortened trading week. The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran remains top of mind as the U.S. has enacted a two-week deadline before...
Week in Review #352

Week in Review #352

Summing Up The Week There’s no sense in bearing the lead – the announced progress in the U.S.-China trade talks drove the markets significantly higher this week when the two countries announced a 90-day tariff pause on Monday. This sent the S&P 500 up...
Week in Review #351

Week in Review #351

Summing Up The Week The stock market swayed with every news story revolving around trade deals this week with stocks and Bitcoin rising and falling at the whims of President Donald Trump. The Federal Reserve announced no change to the benchmark interest rate which...
Week in Review #350

Week in Review #350

Summing Up The Week This week proved that the labor market remains strong in the U.S. despite a contracting economy. Inflation also appeared in March to slow which kept calls for stagflation at bay, for now. Unfortunately, the lagging data still hasn’t revealed...