Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary – 1/21/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA It was another brutal week for investors as global markets continued to sell-off. Concerns regarding the path of global central bank policy and a lackluster start of fourth-quarter earnings weighed on...

Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary – 1/14/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA US Financial markets fell across the board as investors got a full dose of Federal Reserve rhetoric and were underwhelmed by the start of fourth-quarter earnings. The S&P 500 was also unable to bounce...

Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary – 1/7/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA US financial markets fell in the first week of 2022 after the S&P 500 hit an all-time high on Monday. The release of the December Federal Open Market Committee minutes revealed a much more hawkish Fed....

Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary – 12/31/2021 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Financial market action in the final week of the year was relatively muted.  A mild Santa Clause rally did ensue as seasonal factors such as rebalancing and window dressing kicked in.  Investors got a...

Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary – 12/23/2021 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The holiday-shortened week produced another all-time high for the S&P 500 as investors looked past the ramifications of the Omicron variant and bought last week’s market dip.  Technically, the...

Weekly Market Commentary

-Darren Leavitt, CFA US equity markets fell across the board as global central banks moved to decrease their quantitative easing initiatives.  In the US, the Federal Reserve announced that it would double the pace of its taper to $30 billion a month and conclude its...