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Our latest insights, covering post-election shifts, policy impacts, and key trends affecting global markets, inflation, and investment outlooks. Read our November 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
Normally a hard month for investors, September was positive almost across the board for all the indexes we follow. The lone exception was the US Dollar Index. Read our October 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
August, what we have observed to be a month that can be hard on investment returns, turned out to be a decent month for investors. Read our September 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
While we rarely make big, declarative statements, we see the market action in July as a possible turning point for the markets. Read our August 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
June was a mixed month for equity investors. Large cap indexes continued their assent as small-cap and mid-cap indexes retreated. Read our July 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
While there has been a divergence in 2024 amongst the equity indexes we follow, May was positive. The S&P 500 has risen YTD, with the mid-cap S&P 400 lagging and the small-cap S&P 600 barely in the black. Read our June 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
After a rather robust March for investors, the stock market indexes we follow took a significant turn lower in April. The poor performance wasn’t just the US markets. Read our May 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
Unlike 2023, when equity returns were dominated by a small number of the largest technology stocks, 2024 has been much more balanced between the various equity markets we follow. Read our April 2024 Stock Market Commentary.
February is historically a month that the stock market struggles. This has not been the case thus far in 2024 as the major US-based indexes we follow were all solidly positive for the month, as were the global indexes. Read our March Commentary.
After a few hard months for investors the stock market indexes we follow turned notably higher in November. At the same time bond yields moved lower on speculation that the Fed’s rate hike cycle has come to an end. Read our February Commentary.
January was a mixed month for investors as the US large cap indexes were positive for the month as the small and mid-cap indexes started the year on a negative note. Internationally, the two indexes that follow developed markets were positive while the MSCI Emerging Markets index was lower. Read our January Commentary.
After a few hard months for investors the stock market indexes we follow turned notably higher in November. At the same time bond yields moved lower on speculation that the Fed’s rate hike cycle has come to an end. Read our December Commentary.
October felt to us like a continuation of September as the stock market indexes we follow had a rough go of it, with all seven posting a negative return for the month. Read our November Commentary.
September was a month of suffering for most of the financial indexes we follow. For equities, US and foreign indexes posted negative returns for the month, with US small cap and emerging markets indexes turning negative. Read our October Commentary.
After a number of solid months for the financial markets, August turned into a reality check for the most bullish participants. Every index we follow here, with the exception of the US Dollar index, posted losses for the month. Read our September Commentary.
June, historically a flat month for the stock market, was good for equity investors. All of the US indexes we follow were positive for the month, with the Dow Industrials, the S&P400 and the S&P600 all turning positive for 2023. Read our July Commentary.
We apologize if you have heard this story from us before, but July was another good month for investors. Markets continued their quiet rise, both domestically and overseas, as all the major indices we follow posted increases. Read our August Commentary.
After a solid start to the year the stock market hit the wall in the month of May. With the exception of the S&P500, all the major market indexes we follow posted negative returns for the month. Read our June Commentary.
April was a mixed month. US large cap stock indices posted up impressive gains while the small-cap and mid-cap indexes we follow fell. Here we provide our stock market commentary for May 2023 and what to look for this summer. Read our May Commentary.
After a terrible year for investors, January returns were robust across the board. All of the major stock market indexes we follow were up at least 7% (with the Down Industrials the lone exception, increasing “just” 2.83%). Read our January market review.
At Magellan Financial, we want to now take a step back to evaluate what happened over the past 12 months in the markets and cast our eye toward what might happen in 2023. Read our Stock Market Outlook for 2023.
At Magellan Financial, we want to now take a step back to evaluate what happened over the past 12 months in the markets and cast our eye toward what might happen in 2022. Read our Stock Market Outlook for 2022.
On behalf of Magellan Financial, we thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to take in our thoughts and opinions. If you find our market reviews helpful, please forward them on to others. If you have any questions on the materials presented, would like to be added to our email list, or would like help with your investments, we can be contacted at 484-240-5743, via email, or by subscribing via the side panel at right.