By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 25, 2014 |
Market Action The major indices in the U.S. had one of their best weeks in the past two years with the S&P rising over 4% and the Nasdaq over 5%. […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 23, 2014 |
Geopolitical Headlines Ebola Global concerns over the spread of Ebola have accelerated over the past few weeks. Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient diagnosed with the virus in the U.S. […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 17, 2014 |
Market Action Markets saw wild swings throughout the week without a coherent and comprehensive reason. All major averages in the U.S. ended the week down but rallied late thanks to […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 10, 2014 |
Market Action Equity markets in the major global economies continued their recent dismal performance. Concerns about global growth continue to weigh on markets as the IMF this week lowered growth […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 4, 2014 |
Market Action A better than expected jobs report released on Friday provided some good news for markets. All major equity markets in the U.S. were down on the week. European […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 2, 2014 |
Geopolitical Headlines Hong Kong – Protests in Hong Kong have gathered steam during most of the past week ahead of a Chinese national holiday on Wednesday. Demonstrators are demanding for […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 26, 2014 |
Market Action U.S. equity markets experienced considerable swings this week. The Dow saw triple digit falls and increases multiple times. Friday saw markets recovering losses but still ended down on […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 19, 2014 |
Market Action Stocks in the US returned to posting gains during the week. Janet Yellen’s press conference on Thursday showed no definitive sign of monetary tightening, boosting markets. Other major […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 14, 2014 |
Geopolitical Headlines ISIL/Iraq/Syria – President Obama announced the deployment of 475 military personnel to Iraq on Wednesday night to assist airstrikes that have the intent to destroy the terrorist organization […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 12, 2014 |
Market Action Equities markets posted poor performance this week in the US and Asia. Little new economic data was released but the momentum for Scottish independence and news of additional […]