Investors Come Back to the Market at the End of April
Precipitous decline in first half of April is recovered by month’s end.
Market Improved in October
After four failed rallies this year, the October rally is the fifth attempt to recover from this year’s bear market. We see some encouraging signs, but only time will tell if this October rally holds.
Higher Inflation leads to Recession Fears and a Market under Pressure in June
The pressure from inflation and recession fears made June the worst month for the market this year.
Jobs, Inflation and the Stock Market
The three major stock market indexes made nice gains in April. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each gained about 5% and the Dow gained 2.7%.
Growth or Value – Where is the leadership in 2021?
The big story in February was interest rates, not the short term rates that the Federal Reserve controls, but longer term rates set by the bond market.
Now What?
The week of November 7th was the best week in the stock market since 2014. In the two weeks prior to November 7th the market declined for nine consecutive days.