Last Week In ReviewThe Federal Reserve’s most aggressive rate hike since 1994 raised recession fears and sent stocks sharply lower for a consecutive week. Last week the S&P 500 Index recorded its worst weekly decline since March 2020 and entered a bear market,...
Last Week In ReviewLast week stocks finished with steep losses despite some early-week strength. The equities market turned south on Thursday afternoon, and the selling accelerated on Friday following the release of hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) data...
Last Week In ReviewLast week stocks surrendered a portion of the previous week’s substantial gains as investors continued to question whether the Federal Reserve will be able to rein in inflation without causing a recession. Industrials shares outperformed, helped by...
Last Week In ReviewLast week continued the equity markets weekly losing streak as fears grew that inflation was causing consumers to pull back on discretionary spending, setting the stage for a coming recession. At its low point last Friday, the S&P 500 Index was...
Last Week In ReviewLast week stocks recorded more losses as investors appeared to grow increasingly skeptical that the Federal Reserve will be able to achieve a “soft landing” for the economy by raising rates enough to tame inflation without causing a recession. The...
Last Week In Review“Wash, rinse, and repeat” seems to be the theme of equities right now. Most of the major benchmarks endured a fifth consecutive week of losses as interest rate and inflation worries weighed on sentiment, especially toward growth stocks. Last week’s...
Last Week In ReviewLast week the major indexes endured a fourth consecutive week of losses. Growth fears were compounded by some disappointing earnings results from Amazon.com, which has a heavy weighting (price-weighted) in many major indexes. The S&P 500 Index...
Last Week In ReviewLast week the indexes ended mixed over a holiday-shortened week, which saw the release of the first major corporate earnings reports of 2022. Value stocks continued to outperform their growth counterparts, but small-caps regained ground lost the...
Last Week In ReviewLast week equity indexes finished lower for the week, with small-caps and growth stocks lagging considerably. Sector performance also varied widely within the S&P 500 Index, with the typically defensive consumer staples and health care sectors...
In their worst Q1 performance since 2020, global equities ended the first quarter down -5.36% despite rallying in March 2.17%. In the U.S., both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices posted their first quarterly loss in two years, returning -4.95% and -9.08%...
Last Week In ReviewLast week the major indexes ended mixed, with the S&P 500 Index closing out its best month since December but its worst quarter since early 2020. Cyclically sensitive stocks underperformed as investors girded for a slowdown in growth, with the...
Last Week In ReviewLast week the major indexes ended higher, with the large-cap S&P 500 Index reaching its highest level since February 10. Information technology stocks outperformed, helped by gains in Apple following news of analyst expectations for strong sales...