May 6th Weekly Market Update A recently detected error in a study by Harvard economists Reinhart & Rogoff has garnered much attention in the financial press lately. The study had initially concluded that once a country exceeded a 90% debt-to-gross domestic...
April 29th Weekly Market Update In recent years, the spring slide in the stock market was driven by the arrival of a spring soft spot in the economy. This soft spot has emerged again — for the fourth year in a row. The bond and commodity markets have already responded...
Weekly Market Update for April 22nd Last week, U.S. stocks suffered their worst drop in over nine months as a terrorist attack and poor economic and earnings data shook investor confidence. Breaking down last week’s market drivers may reveal insights about the likely...
April 15th Weekly Update The dollar amount of first quarter 2013 earnings per share for the S&P 500 companies is expected to be lower than in each of the past three quarters and only 1% higher than a year ago. With the price-to-earnings ratio rising above its...
The U.S. stock market’s stalling momentum and increasing volatility, combined with other signs evident in the market’s recent behavior, suggest investors may be looking for new inspiration. A flu pandemic or an act of war by North Korea could be a shock...
