Week in Review #342

Week in Review #342

Summing Up The Week I still find it crazy the number of market participants who claim the stock market was not volatile during President Donald Trump’s first term in office. The day-to-day volatility was particularly insane when Trump kicked off the trade war...
Week in Review #339

Week in Review #339

Summing Up The Week Inflation delaying the next Federal Reserve interest rate cut was the drumbeat of the news this week with both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation gauges coming in hotter than expected. Federal Reserve Chairman...
Week in Review #338

Week in Review #338

Summing Up The Week It only took a few weeks for stock market participants to remember President Donald Trump’s “amazing” negotiation tactics from his first term. Initially, stocks sold off Monday morning on the back of Trump threatening massive...
Week in Review #332

Week in Review #332

Summing Up The Week Even after the sudden scare provided by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish commentary, the seasonal “Santa Claus Rally” appeared to carry the stock market higher ahead of the holiday as investors and traders added to...
Week in Review #328

Week in Review #328

Summing Up The Week The stock market melt-up shows no signs of slowing, with the S&P 500 making new all-time highs once again over the holiday-shortened week. The week kicked off with the market loving President-Elect Donald Trump’s new pick for Treasury...