Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, November 18th, 2024 Late-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways Economic & Commodity Insights: Builder confidence is rising, but affordability remains a concern. Commodity prices (crude, gold, silver, and natural gas) signal inflation risks. Investment Strategy & Fed Outlook: Focus on long-duration bonds and AI stocks, diversify with Russell … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, October 21st, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways Markets: The NASDAQ edges higher, while the DOW and S&P 500 fall. Ten of eleven sectors decline, with Information Technology leading and Real Estate lagging. Top industry: Personal Care Products. Economics: The US Leading Economic Index fell 0.5% in … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, October 14th, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways Markets: DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all rise. 10 of 11 sectors gain, Information Technology leads, Energy lags. Top industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers. Economics: Columbus Day holiday; bond market closed. Thursday features initial jobless claims and … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, September 30th, 2024. Early -Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways Markets: DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all rise. 9 of 11 sectors gain,Energy leads, Materials lags. Top industry: Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals. Economics: The Chicago Business Barometer rose to 46.6 in September, reflecting mixed economic influences. Increases … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, September 24th, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways Markets: DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all rise. 5 of 11 sectors declined, Materials leads, Utilities lags. Top industry: Metals & Mining. Economics: Home prices in the 20 largest U.S. metro areas rose 5.9% in July year-over-year, falling short … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, August 27th, 2024. Late-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways Markets: DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ moderately gain. Info Tech leads, Energy lags. Top industry: Hotels Restaurants & Leisure. Economic Reports: The S&P Case-Shiller index rose 0.6% in June; August consumer confidence hit 103.3. Yields & Commodities: Treasury yields: … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, August 13th, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways Markets: DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ gain; VIX normalizes. Tech leads, Energy lags. Top industry: Semiconductors. Inflation: PPI pulls back and exceeds expectations; CPI report upcoming. Yields & Commodities: Yields fell, with short-term notes seeing larger declines. Commodities mostly … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, August 6th, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways DOW, S&P 500 and NASDAQ gain. Real Estate/ Financials higher, Energy and Materials Lower. The top industry was Personal Care Products. The U.S. trade deficit decreased to $73.1 billion from $75 billion, while the services surplus decreased indicating stronger … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, July 30th, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways DOW rose while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ declined. Energy/Financial higher, Tech Lower. The top industry was Distributors. The Consumer Economic Expectations Index remains historically low below 80, reflecting significant pessimism. Treasury yields fell, Value stocks outperform, Brent crude, … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, July 23rd, 2024. Early -Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ were down; Materials led, with Aerospace & Defense as the top industry. June existing home sales declined, missing last year’s numbers and falling below forecasts. The 30-Year Bond yield increased, while yields on … Read more