April 28, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. Boosted by the strength of mega caps, the S&P 500® posted a positive 2% return in April, outpacing smaller cap stocks. However, almost one-half of that return was driven by only two sectors,
March 24, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. The S&P 500 dropped as much as 1% in early Friday trading, the most in a week, reverse into positive territory to close +0.57% on the week. Likewise, the Dow Jones Industrial
February 24, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. The markets continued to be rattled by lingering inflation as recent economic data has increased expectations that the Fed will have to move higher and hold interest rates at higher rates for
January 28, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. For the week, the Dow finished up 1.8%, the S&P 500 added 2.5%, and the Nasdaq soared 4.3%. The Commerce Department’s latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index showed inflation eased with prices only rising 4.4% from
Will a New Fed Chairman Derail the Stock Market Rally? Montecito Capital Management By Kipley Lytel July 29, 2013 As global investors continue to ride a powerful stock market rally fueled by years of ultra-loose monetary policy, all eyes are
-February 24, 2017 Weekly Market Roundup. U.S. equity markets continued hitting records this week — including 10 day record of closing highs in a row for the Dow Jones as of 23 February. The U.S. equity market climbed modestly higher in a holiday-shortened week.
-January 27th, 2017 Weekly Market Roundup. The S&P 500 finished for a weekly gain of +1.0%, the NASDAQ was up +1.9% during the week and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index closed above 20,000 for the first time ever this week. As of
-December 30th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. Markets declined in the final week of the year on light trading volume over the holiday. Indeed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its first weekly loss since the presidential election. Nevertheless, the Trump election rally
-November 25th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. Equities continued their post-election rally as major indexes reached record highs Friday and have risen in each of the past three weeks. The S&P 500 Index finished the quarter with a gain of +3.9%. However,
-October 28th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. Stock indexes were mixed on the week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased marginally, while the S&P 500 fell as the upcoming U.S. elections weighed on sentiment despite generally better-than-expected corporate earnings and economic