Key Points TGINF Thank Goodness It’s Not February! U.S. stocks took a hit in February, with the S&P 500 Index dropping -1.4% amid weak seasonality, tariff uncertainties, high valuations, and fears of an economic slowdown. The Russell 2000 sank even further, with a...
Quick Takes President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, along with stubbornly high inflation data, and some growth concerns from economic data that has recently lagged Wall Street expectations, has shaken investor confidence. The benchmark S&P 500 Index...
Quick Takes U.S. stocks started the week off strong, with the S&P 500 Index notching its second and third all-time highs on Tuesday and Wednesday but then had its worst day of the year on Friday, to end the week down -1.7%. Bond yields continued their gradual...
Quick Takes More tariff talk and hotter-than-expected inflation data couldn’t keep stocks and bonds from rising. The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 Index was up +1.5%, breaking a two-week losing streak, while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index was up +0.2%, its fifth...
Quick Takes In a busy week of economic and corporate earnings reports the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 Index slipped -0.2%. Talk of tariffs weighed on investors at the beginning and ending of the week, as did unexpectedly high inflation expectations data and subpar tech...
Key Points COUNTER TRENDS Financial markets finished January broadly higher and saw some notable counter trend moves for the month. Technology stocks, one of the dominant 2024 leaders, was the only negative sector in January, and Health Care, a 2024 laggard, was the...
