Weekly Market Commentary June 24, 2024 The Markets Are we at an inflection point? The transition to renewable energy has been moving forward and may be reaching an inflection point. In 2023, global renewable energy capacity increased…
Weekly Market Commentary June 17, 2024 The Markets Inflation is lower – and so are some retail prices. There was a lot of good news last week about the cost of products and services in the United States. • First,…
Weekly Market Commentary June 10, 2024 The Markets Another record high for the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index! Last week, the S&P 500 Index hit its 25th record high for 2024. Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence…
Weekly Market Commentary June 03, 2024 The Markets Overall, May was a good month for investors. The adage, “Sell in May and go away,” would have been poor advice last month. Major stock indices in the United…
Weekly Market Commentary May 28, 2024 The Markets Perception versus reality. A recent Harris poll, conducted on behalf of The Guardian newspaper, found that there is some confusion about the state of the American economy and U.S. stock market performance….
Weekly Market Commentary May 20, 2024 The Markets Reading the economic tea leaves. Tasseography practitioners read tea leaves to forecast the future. Some economic data serve a similar purpose. Policymakers, central bankers, economists, and investors look…
Weekly Market Commentary May 13, 2024 The Markets Higher rates are doing what they’re supposed to do. Last week, Federal Reserve officials spoke about keeping the federal funds rate higher until it becomes clear that inflation…
Weekly Market Commentary May 06, 2024 The Markets What will the Federal Reserve do? Uncertainty about the direction and timing of Fed rate cuts is causing stock markets in the United States to charge and retreat. U.S….
Weekly Market Commentary April 29, 2024 The Markets The economy appears to be slowing down. Last week, many investors were focused on economic data. The Personal Consumption report offers information about Americans’ income and spending over the previous month. It…
Weekly Market Commentary April 22, 2024 The Markets Investors have been recalibrating their expectations. There is a lot going on in the world that could affect the value of financial markets – wars, tensions between major powers,…