by Laura Hochstetler | Oct 22, 2017 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities extended their gains this week and the Dow breached 23,000. Over the last week U.S. fund investors rushed into American and emerging market equities: Stock mutual funds and ETFs overall attracted $5.4B in the week ended Oct. 18, while...
by Laura Hochstetler | Oct 1, 2017 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Spanish authorities have confiscated millions of voting papers in Catalonia and stationed additional police in the region ahead of Sunday’s independence referendum, with the vote declared illegal by Madrid and Spain’s constitutional court....
by Laura Hochstetler | Sep 24, 2017 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Major stock indexes rose to records earlier this week, then decreased—closing mostly flat or slightly down for the week—while treasury yields increased, as global tension came back into the forefront with North Korea’s announcement that the country may...
by Laura Hochstetler | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action The major stock indices—and especially US stocks—moved lower this week amid concern about the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma (while Mexico was shaken by its strongest earthquake in a century) along with an increasing sense of geopolitical tension...
by Laura Hochstetler | Sep 3, 2017 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action All three major US stock market indices posted weekly advances, and a strong showing for tech and biotech stocks helped the Nasdaq show its best weekly performance so far this year. Asian markets headed into the weekend on a cautious note, bringing an...