The Blog

05 Nov

Strong U.S. Data Bests China

November 2nd, 2018 Markets rebounded this week, boosted by strong corporate earnings results from Starbucks, Molson Coors, and DowDuPont. Also giving the Dow a shot in the arm was news the U.S would resume trade talks with China later this month at the G-20 summit in Argentina. On the economic front, we saw strong reports…

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26 Oct

Strong GDP Fails to Lift Markets

October 26th, 2018 It was another bruising week for markets as investors remained concerned over rising interest rates, tariffs, and a strong U.S. dollar. These concerns have become more pronounced as investors continued to pour over third quarter earnings results this week and as CEOs have provided cautious outlooks. High-flying tech shares, which had been…

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19 Oct

Earnings Lift Spirits

October 19th, 2018 It was another volatile week for markets, but ultimately strong corporate earnings helped lift the Dow 30 to a 0.41% gain for the week. It did so against continued concerns over rising rates and a slowing Chinese economy. Earnings optimism was led by an upbeat outlook from chip-equipment maker Lam Research and…

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