by fwsadmin | Jul 24, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 7/22/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA US financial markets rallied over the week despite increasing economic growth concerns. A very weak BofA Fund Manager Survey validated a sense that some, if not most, of the coming economic weakness has...
by fwsadmin | Jul 17, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 7/15/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA It was an extremely busy week on Wall Street with a full calendar of economic data and the start of 2nd quarter earnings. Growth concerns fostered more selling in equities and commodities while the long...
by fwsadmin | Jul 11, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 7/8/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The holiday-shortened week saw the US stock market bounce while US Treasuries gave up the bulk of their prior weeks’ gains. Economic data was highlighted by the June Employment Situation report that...
by fwsadmin | Jul 4, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 7/1/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Markets took a step back after the prior week’s impressive rally. The same culprits showed up to dampen investors’ appetite for risk assets- growth concerns, inflation, and hawkish central bank rhetoric....
by fwsadmin | Jun 27, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 6/24/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA In a holiday-shortened week, financial markets bounced out of extreme oversold conditions. Mega-cap growth stocks outperformed value issues, mid-caps, and small caps. The Fed Chairman was on the hill in...
by fwsadmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 6/17/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Investors sent global markets lower on recession fears induced by tighter central bank policies. The Federal Reserve announced that they would raise their policy rate by 75 basis points to a target of...