Month: January 2022 Articles

Last Week in Review – January 28 2022

Last Week in Review – January 28 2022

Last Week In ReviewLate gains last week helped the large-cap benchmarks move higher, but not before most major indexes moved temporarily into correction territory or down more than 10% from recent highs. The small-cap Russell 2000 Index lagged and ended the week down...

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Last Week in Review – January 21, 2022

Last Week in Review – January 21, 2022

Last Week In ReviewLast week, rising interest rate fears and growth worries pushed the S&P 500 Index to its most significant decline over the holiday-shortened week in more than 14 months. (Markets were closed last Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King,...

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Last Week in Review – January 14, 2022

Last Week in Review – January 14, 2022

Last week the large-cap indexes recorded their second consecutive weekly loss to start the year—and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite its third—as the unofficial start of earnings season began. Financials shares came under pressure on Friday as JPMorgan Chase and...

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Last Week in Review – January 7, 2022

Last Week in Review – January 7, 2022

Last week stocks backed away from record highs as longer-term bond yields increased. Expectations for higher interest rates took a particular toll on growth stocks and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite—which suffered its most significant weekly decline in nearly a...

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Global Market Commentary December 2021

Global Market Commentary December 2021

Global equities gained 4.00% in December to finish up 18.54% for the year, their best annual gains since 2019 – notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic-induced global recession. The MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), which comprises U.S., developed and emerging market...

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Last Week in Review January 3 2022

Last Week in Review January 3 2022

Last week the major indexes recorded gains, as a “Santa Claus rally” lifted the S&P 500 Index the reindeer to Santa’s sleigh to record highs. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite lagged and finished flat. Traders I spoke with noted that trading activity was...

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