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Weekly Market Digest: How Will China Tensions Impact The Market?
Encouraging updates on vaccine progress, optimism for reopening economies, and talk of more stimulus combined to overcome increasing tension between the US and China, driving stock prices higher for the week.
What Moved The Markets In April?
April experienced spiking coronavirus infection and mortality counts as well as unprecedented job loss.
Weekly Market Digest: U.S. Stocks Have Their Best Month In 30 Years
U.S. stocks started the week on a positive note but ended it about where they started. As we enter May, many states and countries are beginning cautious steps to reopen economies from economically devastating shutdowns.
How Did The Coronavirus Impact The Stock Market?
In Q1 of 2020, the novel coronavirus, aka COVID-19, began to spread rapidly around the world.
Weekly Market Digest: Markets Rally Amid Hopeful Coronavirus News
Stocks rallied on reports the coronavirus outbreak was slowing in numerous global hot spots, including New York, Italy and Spain. U.S. stocks led international, with small cap showing particular strength over large cap.
How The Markets Reacted To Coronavirus In March
While stock declines began in February, March may be remembered as the month when the full destructiveness of COVID-19 was first felt.
Weekly Market Digest: Coronavirus Continues To Rock The Economy
Global stocks dropped roughly 3% in daily volatility that would have been considered very high a month ago but was tame compared to March. Market reaction shows much but not all of the bad news has been anticipated.
Weekly Market Digest: Markets Volatile On Continued Coronavirus Concerns
Markets were erratic this week as investors scrambled to assess the impact of the coronavirus and new monetary policy. The S&P 500 moved an average of 3.3% per day, finishing up 0.6% for the week. A 5% drop on the final two days eroded confidence.
What Moved The Markets In February?
After hitting record highs, stocks sold off sharply in late February when it became increasingly apparent the coronavirus would spread throughout the world.
Weekly Market Digest: Enthusiasm For Stocks Overcomes Coronavirus Fears
Enthusiasm for stocks, especially large growth stocks, once again overcame fears of the widening coronavirus crisis. Analysts are expecting modest earnings growth overall from a year ago.
What Moved The Markets In January?
Coronavirus fears began to hit markets late in January, offsetting a respectable start to earnings season and pushing global stocks lower for the month, especially in China.
What Moved The Markets In December?
Stocks rose in December, punctuating a big year for stocks and a remarkable decade in capital markets.
Weekly Market Digest: What To Expect In The Next Decade
December marked a strong finish to a big up year for stocks and a remarkable decade of a recession-free US economy and a bull market led by US growth stocks. What does the new year hold?
What Moved The Markets In November?
Stocks marched higher in November, driven by optimism for a “Phase One” trade deal with China and indications suggesting continued accommodative monetary policy from the Fed.
Weekly Market Digest: Trade And Interest Rates Continue To Dominate Headlines
Global stocks rose this week as the ping-pong game of sentiment around the trade conflict with China took a positive turn.
Will Tariffs Lead To A Recession?
Renewed fears of a trade conflict driven recession fueled volatility in capital markets. Most of the selling came on Monday following President Trump’s assertion that he would raise tariffs even further. Is a recession likely?
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