by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 17, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Mild gains during the week got wiped out on Friday in U.S. markets. The Dow wiped out its gains from 2015 with Friday’s selloff as commentators threw out several possible reasons for the fall ranging from new Chinese margin rules to Greece to poor core...
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 10, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action U.S. markets offered some needed stability for investors this week. All sectors posted gains during the week while volatility cooled down as earnings season for Q1 was kicked off on Wednesday. Energy stocks led the way this week as rising crude prices...
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 3, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action U.S. equities started the week strong, recovering from losses last week and were able to withstand pullbacks in the following trading days to end the week positive. Earnings estimates for the first quarter have been revised down and are expected to show...
by Thierry Malleret | Apr 1, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
As much of the world flirts with deflation or “lowflation”, some pundits turn to Japan to claim “we can happily live with it”. Their rationale: since 2009, Japan has grown by 3% per year in terms of real GDP per capita – faster than the US. Also, despite stasis...
by Joel Charalambakis | Mar 28, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Volatility continues to manifest in financial markets. Triple digit losses and large intra-day swings characterized much of the week as all sectors and major indices in the U.S. posted losses. Money continues to flow overseas, particularly Europe where...
by Joel Charalambakis | Mar 20, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Markets recovered from last week’s sell off but still saw volatility continue with the Dow alternating triple digits moves throughout the week. The most apparent catalyst was the Federal Reserve’s published statement, which removed the word “patient”...