Weekly Market Commentary 4/12/2021
Weekly Market Commentary April 12, 2021 The Markets Investors didn’t stumble over inflation last week. Why not? Inflation – rising prices of goods and services – can be measured in a variety of ways. For example, the…
Weekly Market Commentary 4/5/2021
Weekly Market Commentary April 5, 2021 The Markets Zoom, zoom, zoom. Big economies tend to recover from recessions about as quickly as semi-trucks accelerate from stop lights. In other words, recovery tends to be slow. That may…
Weekly Market Commentary 3/29/2021
Weekly Market Commentary March 29, 2021 The Markets Last week, unemployment claims were looking good and consumers were feeling good. The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits declined. Just 684,000 people filed claims during the…
Weekly Market Commentary 3/22/2021
Weekly Market Commentary March 22, 2021 The Markets What are professional asset managers thinking? Bank of America recently published the results of its March global asset managers’ survey, which polls 220 professional investors responsible for about $630…
Weekly Market Commentary 3/15/2021
Weekly Market Commentary March 15, 2021 The Markets Investors had a lot to be enthusiastic about last week. Major stock indices in the United States soared, finishing the week higher and setting new records along the way,…
Weekly Market Commentary 3/8/2021
Weekly Market Commentary March 8, 2021 The Markets Neanderthal DNA may make people more – or less – susceptible to COVID-19, reported The Economist. It all depends on whether you have the genes and, if you do, which…