August 2024 Market Commentary: Volatility
On August 5th, US equity markets faced a significant selloff, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping by 3%, 3.4%, and 2.6% respectively. Key factors include the August 2nd jobs report, Japan’s carry-trade, and cooling...
July 2024 Market Commentary: US Markets Continue Upward Trend
Major U.S. equity markets continued their upward path in Q2 24, and the early part of Q3 as well. However, various other markets differed greatly in performance in the period, primarily due to size (small versus large), style (value versus growth) or index composition...
June 2024 Market Commentary: Analysts Recognizing Increasing Signs of Weakness.
Historically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index and S&P 500 Index (“S&P 500”) end their best six months at the end of April, the Nasdaq best eight months still run through June. Recently, many analysts recognize increasing signs of weakness. This year the...
April 2024 Market Commentary: What a Quarter it Was!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three months, you probably are aware that U.S. equity markets were strong in 2024’s first quarter. The S&P 500 Index (“S&P 500”) rose 10.56% while the Dow Jones Industrials rose a more modest 6.14%. The first...
