Monthly Market Update — May 2022
Market Performance Summary May finally brought a reprieve from 2022’s negative returns, but investors may be forgiven if they have to squint to see them. As shown in the table below, most major asset classes had positive returns for the month of May, albeit all less...
Weekly Market Update – June 03, 2022
Quick Takes Markets couldn’t follow up the prior week’s big gains despite a big rally on Thursday and decent economic data. The S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and the Russell 2000 all finished negative on the holiday-shortened week. Over the past week, yields have broken...
Weekly Market Update – May 27, 2022
Quick Takes What a difference a week makes. After the first seven week losing streak since 2001, the S&P 500 was flirting with bear-market levels last Friday. The S&P gained +2.5% on Friday alone, putting it up +6.6% for the week, its best since November 2020....
Weekly Market Update – May 20, 2022
Quick Takes Stocks couldn’t avoid another week of loses, but the S&P 500 was able to avoid bear market territory. At points in Friday’s trading session the U.S. index was off -20% or worse from its January 4th all-time high, but a furious rally in the last hour...
Weekly Market Update – May 13, 2022
Quick Takes The volatility that has come to characterize capital markets in 2022, continued unabated in the latest week of trading. The S&P 500 and Dow were on course to join the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 indices in bear market territory (a decline of -20% or...
Weekly Market Update – May 6, 2022
Quick Takes Jittery markets, rising rates, and increased economic uncertainty persists as primary concerns for investors. A relatively mild -0.2% weekly decline masked yet more wild daily swings for stocks. It was the fifth consecutive weekly decline for the S&P...
Monthly Market Update — April 2022
Market Performance Summary Well, the reprieve from negative returns in March for U.S. and developed international stocks, along with Real Estate, was short lived. Investors looking for further respite after the negative and volatile first quarter instead found another...
Weekly Market Update – April 29, 2022
Quick Takes Stocks posted their fourth week of losses, every week in April, leading to the worst month for the S&P 500 since March 2020. Persistent inflation, supply chain issues, and challenging labor markets remain key headwinds. Big earnings disappointments...