March was not much better for investors than February. Both US and international equity indices were negative for the month, with the exception of the midcap and small cap indexes which ended the month positive. With equity weakness we were not surprised by the positive bid US Treasury bonds caught … Read More
Financial Market Outlook
Monthly Stock Market Review – February 2018
For investors February was a horrible month. The equity markets we follow, both domestic and foreign, posted significant negative numbers. Bonds, normally what stabilizes a balanced portfolio during equity market drawdowns, were lower as well. The commodity index and the US Dollar index were also … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – January 2018
The stock market in January felt very much like an extension of December 2017 with both U.S. and global equity indices moving higher at an accelerated rate. The U.S. Dollar also continued its trend, weakening vs. global currencies for the month. In contrast commodities changed direction and look to … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – December 2017
December capped off a very interesting and in many ways unexpected 2017. Us large cap equity indices continued the year-long trend of hitting all-time highs as global indexes continued their rapid ascent. U.S> small cap was negative while midcaps were slightly positive. The Bloomberg Aggregate … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – November 2017
November was another good month for investors. The equity markets were up again this month as the major domestic and global indices we follow ended positive. The bond market ended slightly negative while the CRB Commodity Index continued to trend higher after a hard start to the year. The US dollar, … Read More