Weekly Reading 5/31/2022

Weekly Reading 5/31/2022

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and was able to get outside and enjoy Memorial Day! Summer is here. By Charles Ruff, CFA What is going on with the consumer? With the Fed committed to hiking rates, the financial press is eagerly awaiting any data points that...
Weekly Market Commentary for 6/6/2022

Weekly Market Commentary for 6/6/2022

The Markets How strong is the United States economy? That’s the question investors were mulling after last week’s jobs report. More jobs were created in May than economists expected, and the labor force participation rate rose, meaning even more people are returning...
Weekly Market Commentary for 5/31/2022

Weekly Market Commentary for 5/31/2022

The Markets Investors reassessed and markets bounced. Last week, major U.S. stock indices moved higher for the first time in weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 6.2 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up 6.6 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite...