Weekly Market Update

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: January 8, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action U.S. markets got off to their worst start ever to a new year. The selling was virtually indiscriminate, with every sector and segment of the market down. Further […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Stocks welcomed the first interest rate increase in nearly a decade with a strong rally on Wednesday but gave up gains the following two days and closed down […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: December 13, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equity markets sold off considerably this week. Renewed volatility in energy, tremors in high-yield debt and widespread expectations of tightening monetary policy from the Fed next week […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: December 5, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Thanks to a strong jobs report on Friday U.S. stocks rallied to end the week slightly positive. European equities declined sharply this week after a disappointing policy announcement […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: November 20, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Despite continuing concerns about the vibrancy of the retail sector stocks posted a strong week, led by the Consumer Discretionary sector. Emerging markets are posed to record their […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: November 15, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Stocks delivered one of their worst weeks since August, when China’s devaluation and macro concerns sparked volatility. Every sector, save for Utilities, saw a sharp downturn as poor […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 30, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Stocks ended October posting some of their best monthly gains in years. 76% of reporting firms have surpassed their earnings expectations thus far in Q3 although sales figures […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 17, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Stocks in the U.S. posted another week of gains and have largely recovered from their period of volatility in August. With the Fed Funds Futures and Bond Markets […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: October 9, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Despite more data that questioned the health of the current macroeconomic environment asset markets had one of their best weeks in months. Energy and Materials, the two weakest […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 26, 2015 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action An upward revision to Q2 GDP growth from 3.7% to 3.9% couldn’t lift markets this past week. The downfall this week hit the Nasdaq especially hard as concerns […]