From stock market returns to economic data, April can be described as a mixed bag. The largest companies in the U.S. had a strong month, climbing 2.5%, while the smallest companies fell about 2.5%. Economic data was much of the...
Despite a banking crisis and two more Federal Reserve rate hikes, the S&P 500 Index finished the first quarter 7.5% higher. Growth companies, which were the laggards in 2022, climbed 14% during the quarter, while their value counterparts rose just...
We are not in 2008. Headlines reminiscent of the Financial Crisis, “Bank Collapse” or “Government Bailout,” may make it seem like déjà vu, however, Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is quite different. Complex securities drove the Great Financial Crisis; no...
After a solid start to 2023, February experienced a repricing of risk assets as markets reacted to new economic data. Although a majority of asset classes finished February in the red, most indexes are still positive for the year, with...
Last year was full of market-moving headlines, from the war in Ukraine to midterm elections, and even a crypto fallout; there was never a dull moment. However, inflation and interest rates hold the title as the top market-moving factors of...
