Investment Commentary –July 31, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close July 31,2018 Dow 25,415 (2.82%) S&P 2,816 (5.34%) NASDAQ 7,671 (13.58%) Gold $1,233 (-7.20%) OIL $68.29 (15.81%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.69%) Fed Funds Rate 2.0% (last increase was 6/13/18) Stocks rise broadly with earnings in view; indexes set for 4th straight [...]
Investment Commentary –July 24, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close July 24th, 2018 Dow 25,241 (2.11%) S&P 2,820 (5.49%) NASDAQ 7,840 (13.58%) Gold $1,234 (-7.13%) OIL $68.48 16.15%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.81%) Fed Funds Rate 2.0% (last increase was 6/13/18) Earnings Watch: 35% of S&P 500 companies set to report in [...]
Investment Commentary – July 18, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close July 18th, 2018 Dow 25,181 (2.82%) S&P 2,813 (6.18%) NASDAQ 7,850 (13.79%) Gold $1,227 (-6.98%) OIL $68.55 15.86%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.35%) Fed Funds Rate 2.0% (last increase was 6/13/18) Dow bucking downbeat trend, gains powered by rise in UnitedHealth [...]
Investment Commentary –July 11th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close July 11th, 2018 Dow 24,807 (0.36%) S&P 2,785 (4.18%) NASDAQ 7,746 (12.18%) Gold $1,251 (-5.18%) OIL $73.24 23.77%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.49%) Fed Funds Rate 2.0% (last increase was 6/13/18) Stocks drop broadly as new China tariffs rekindle trade-war jitters U.S. [...]
Investment Commentary –July 3rd, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close July 3rd, 2018 Dow 24,174 (-2.20%) S&P 2,713 (1.48%) NASDAQ 7,502 (8.68%) Gold $1,254 (-4.64%) OIL $73.69 (15.28%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.62%) Fed Funds Rate 2.0% (last increase was 6/13/18) U.S. stocks close lower ahead of July 4 holiday All main [...]
Investment Commentary –June 26th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close June 26th, 2018 Dow 24,252 (-1.89%) S&P 2,717 (1.63%) NASDAQ 7,532 (9.11%) Gold $1,258 (-4.64%) OIL $69.08 (15.28%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.85%) Fed Funds Rate 2.0% (last increase was 6/13/18) Stocks Mixed After Selloff as Trade Worries Linger: Markets Wrap U.S. [...]
Investment Commentary –June 19th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close June 19th, 2018 Dow 24,700 (1.03%) S&P 2,762 (4.28%) NASDAQ 7,725 (11.91%) Gold $1,277 (-3.24%) OIL $65.13 (9.30%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.85%) Fed Funds Rate 2.0% (last increase was 6/13/18) Dow closes lower for a 6th straight session as tariff tantrum [...]
Investment Commentary –June 12th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close June 12th, 2018 Dow 5,320 (2.43%) S&P 2,786 (4.24%) NASDAQ 7,703 (11.59%) Gold $1,299 (-1.50%) OIL $66.21 (11.14%) US 10Y Treasury 2.96 (55.01%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.17%) Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (last increase was 3/21/18) Stock market ends higher ahead of [...]
Investment Commentary –June 5th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close June 5th, 2018 Dow 24,799 (0.33%) S&P 2,748 (2.81%) NASDAQ 7,637 (10.64%) Gold $1,300 (-1.41%) OIL $65.34 (9.67%) US 10Y Treasury (50.76%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-3.43%) Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (last increase was 3/21/18) Nasdaq scores record as stocks advance modestly [...]
Investment Commentary –May 29th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 29th, 2018 Dow 24,361 (-1.45%) S&P 2,689 (0.61%) NASDAQ 7,396 (7.14%) Gold $1,304 (-1.77%) OIL $66.82 (20.63%) US 10Y Treasury 2.78 (37.35%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.04%) Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (last increase was 3/21/18) Dow ends nearly 400 points lower [...]