Market Commentaries

23 Oct

Elections: Perception Versus Reality

October 23, 2020 It’s shaping up to be a presidential election season like no other. It feels like we say this every four years, but this year it certainly feels very different. Whether it be the hardships inflicted by Covid, the increasingly polarizing political platforms, or the growing influence and reverberation from mainstream and social media…

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16 Oct

Strong Consumer Spending Lifts Stocks as Investors Await Stimulus Deal

October 16, 2020 Better than expected retail spending figures and a strong start to the Q3 earnings season lifted the S&P 500 to its third straight winning week. The third quarter earnings season kicked off in earnest this week with financial giants Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan leading banks to better than expected results as they…

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09 Oct

Rinse and Repeat

October 9, 2020 Markets continued to rally for the first full week of October, sending the S&P 500 up for a second consecutive week. Like last week, the move was spurred by hopes that Republicans and Democrats will strike a stimulus deal to help millions of Americans amid the on-going pandemic. The last stimulus package…

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