by Joel Charalambakis | Oct 17, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
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 good economic data and speeches from various Fed governors about possibly extending...
by Joel Charalambakis | Oct 10, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
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 forecasts for 2014 and 2015. The Dow Jones is now essentially flat for...
by Joel Charalambakis | Oct 4, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
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 markets also declined this past week. Scant information from Mario Draghi on an asset purchase...
by Thierry Malleret | Sep 30, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
The global economic outlook is best summed up in the word “precarious”. Why? (1) Projections for global growth are being lowered – to marginally above 3% for this year and 2015 – by both international financial institutions and banks (2) Central...
by Joel Charalambakis | Sep 26, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
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 the week. Economic growth for the U.S. was revised even higher for...
by Joel Charalambakis | Sep 19, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
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 markets also gained during the week. The continued depreciation of the...