Weekly Market Commentary for June 1, 2020

Weekly Market Commentary for June 1, 2020

The Markets Are those green shoots? In economic terms, green shoots are signs of improvement. If you were paying close attention, you might have seen some in economic data released last week. They weren’t apparent in the Bureau of Labor Statistics report on the United...
Weekly Market Commentary for May 27, 2020

Weekly Market Commentary for May 27, 2020

The Markets It was a good week for stock markets in the United States, but there was trouble in Asia. U.S. stock markets rallied last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, and Nasdaq Composite all gained more than 3 percent,...
Weekly Market Commentary for May 27, 2020

Weekly Market Commentary for May 18, 2020

The Markets America is reopening, state by state. That’s welcome news for many businesses, but we’re far from business as usual. Last week’s economic news included unemployment hitting an 80-year high, a record drop in retail sales (-16.4 percent),...
Weekly Market Commentary for May 27, 2020

Weekly Market Commentary for May 12, 2020

The Markets The stock market is not the economy. It’s an important point to remember when headlines marvel that U.S. stock markets are moving higher while the U.S. economy is contracting. Stock markets are not mindful of the present moment. They are...