Weekly Market Review – April 17, 2021
Stock Markets The markets have completed their fourth consecutive week of gains and have now moved to challenge their record peaks. The large and mid-cap benchmarks surged ahead while the technology-based Nasdaq Composite Index and small-cap Russell 2000 Index lagged slightly, although they stayed close to their highs of the past trading weeks. Within the […]
Weekly Market Review – April 10, 2021
Stock Markets While the small-cap Russell 2000 Index registered a minor loss, most of the benchmark indexes surged to record highs. Although the broad-market S&P 500 Index gained 2% over last week’s close, it was outperformed by the Nasdaq, which tracks mostly technology counters. Despite its strong showing, the Nasdaq fell short of its February […]
Weekly Market Review – April 3, 2021
Stock Markets The strong first-quarter performance for equities ended with the holiday-shortened trading week. Markets were closed for trading on Friday in observance of Good Friday. On Thursday, the large-cap S&P 500 index traded above the 4,000-point resistance level for the first time in history. The S&P MidCap 400 Index likewise set a new record […]
Weekly Market Review – March 27, 2021
Stock Markets The major stock indexes were mixed in the past week’s trading. Investors appear to be caught between the optimism of the continued reopening of the economy and ongoing concerns about the possible increase in inflation and interest rates. Small-cap stocks slowed for the second week in a row, while the S&P 500 managed […]
Weekly Market Review – March 20, 2021
Stock Markets The bottoming out of the stock market due to the pandemic shutdown marked its first anniversary on March 23. The plunge marked the shortest bear market in history; ever since, the markets including stocks, long-term bond yields, and commodities have rebounded decisively. Driving its continued uptrend are the prospects of a successful vaccine […]
Weekly Market Review – March 13, 2021
Stock Markets The market ascended to a record high in the past week on the back of renewed optimism over an impending economic recovery. The week’s developments did much to calm investor fears. A moderate inflation report and a slowdown of the upward movement in interest rates fueled the market rally, but the big news […]
Weekly Market Review – March 6, 2021
Stock Markets Stocks pulled back as yields moved up, continuing the cycle of volatility of preceding weeks. During the week two emerging perceptions appear to prevail among investors. One is the view that high interest rates and high stock prices are simply incompatible and one must prevail. Second is the view that the decline in […]
Weekly Market Review – February 27, 2021
Stock Markets In the past week, sector leadership shifted to economically sensitive sectors that have lagged due to the pandemic. The catalyst for this shift was the sharp rise in government bond yields that unsettled both equity and fixed-income markets. The acceleration in bond volatility brought it to its highest level since April 2020, affecting […]
Weekly Market Review – February 20, 2021
Stock Markets Over the week, stocks set new highs on the back of the Congressional hearings looking into the GameStop trading spree and the better-than-foreseen economic data. Indices dipped slightly week-on-week, however, when optimism was tempered by concerns about the inflationary trend and rising bond yields. The ongoing negotiations of the details of the fiscal-aid […]
Weekly Market Review – February 13, 2021
Stock Markets Amid strong earnings reports and the likelihood of additional fiscal stimulus, stock indices ended up slightly positive for the second week of February. Plans have been announced for the purchase of an additional 200 million vaccine doses as the rollout continues to accelerate. In pace with equities, bonds likewise edged further up but […]