by Laura Hochstetler | Apr 21, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose modestly this week, boosted by broad strength in commodities and a strong start to earnings season. The blended earnings growth rate, which combines the S&P 500 companies that have reported results with estimates for those that...
by Laura Hochstetler | Apr 14, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities climbed this week despite fluctuating sentiment about the prospects of a trade war between the US and China and heightened geopolitical tension over Syria. Oil prices rose to their highest levels since 2014. News regarding trade frictions...
by Andy Quirk | Apr 7, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action This week has been challenging for investors as they struggle to grapple with the impact of trade threats and counter-threats between the US and China. China responded to the US tariff announcement on steel imports by announcing its own tariff of up to...
by Laura Hochstetler | Mar 31, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action China’s yuan-denominated crude-oil futures surged on their debut Monday. Beijing hopes the new market will eventually give the country an oil benchmark to rival WTI in the U.S. and Brent Crude in Europe. China is the world’s biggest importer of oil after...
by Laura Hochstetler | Mar 24, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stocks globally suffered steep losses for the week against a turbulent geopolitical backdrop including growing trade frictions between the United States and China. The declines took most of the indexes back into negative territory for the year to date....
by Laura Hochstetler | Mar 17, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stocks moved lower on the week as volatility remained elevated. Last Friday marked the nine-year anniversary of the current bull market for U.S. stocks, which have logged more than 108 months without posting a decline of 20% that marks a retreat into...