Monday: Wall Street kicked off the holiday-shortened week with strong gains, as investors reacted positively to President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent. The Dow surged 1.0%, while the S&P500 and Nasdaq both rose 0.3%. Tuesday: The positive momentum continued with all three major indices closing higher, as investors awaited the release [...]
Written by: Angela Akers The Russell 2000 is the quintessential index of the Small Cap market and is up 19.60% year-to-date through November 26, 2024. More than 8% of that gain came during the post-election market run. I ran across an article on Financial Times Monday morning titled “Trump rally carries US small-cap stocks [...]
Monday: Investors kept an eye on upcoming tech earnings, leading to a mixed close. The Dow slipped by 0.1%, while the S&P500 rose 0.4% and the Nasdaq gained 0.6%. The day’s uncertainty stemmed from market anticipation of earnings reports later in the week. Tuesday: The Russian war on Ukraine escalated, adding pressure on the [...]
Written by: Angela Akers Crypto has been flying high since the results of the election. The reason should not be a surprise. Throughout his campaign, President re-elect Trump openly supported Bitcoin and touted that he’d like to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet.” This week, it became apparent that the 47th [...]
THE MARKET IS ON TRACK! By the time you read this weekly Essay, the US election will be over. Over the last week, there has been a tremendous amount of discussion regarding who will win the US Presidential election and what the impact will be on the markets globally. Markets are forward looking and, chances [...]
Monday: Last week started on a positive note with key economic data looming later in the week. The Dow rose by 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both gained 0.1%. Investors were cautiously optimistic, but the market remained focused on the data set to be released later in the week. Tuesday: Sentiment shifted [...]
Written by: Angela Akers What a difference a week makes! Last week, the Trump Rally was running hot, and the indexes were hitting highs. This week, economists and the talking heads began discussing “Trumpflation” again and the mood changed drastically. If you recall, “Trumpflation” was a term that was coined leading up to the [...]
Monday: Wall Street began the week with optimism as investors looked forward to major tech earnings releases. The Dow rose by 0.7%, while both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq increased by 0.3%, reflecting positive sentiment in the markets. Tuesday: A lower-than-expected JOLTS report weighed on market sentiment, resulting in mixed outcomes. The Dow fell [...]
Written by: Angela Akers Temperatures have been heating up over the last week as we move toward home base in the 2024 Presidential Election which culminates this coming Tuesday, November 5th. Former President Donald Trump is running on the Republican ticket and Vice President Kamala Harris is running on the Democratic ticket, and they [...]
Monday: Wall Street began the week mixed as rising bond yields overshadowed the anticipation for upcoming earnings. The Dow fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq managed a modest gain of 0.3%. Tuesday: Weak corporate earnings and rising treasury yields kept the market mixed. The Dow dipped by 0.02%, the S&P [...]
