Market Commentaries

19 Jul

Investors Pause To Digest First Round Earnings

July 19, 2019 Markets retreated from all-time highs this week as the first batch of Q2 2019 earnings were met with mixed reaction. Overall, early results were generally positive with strong beats from tech giant Microsoft and financial powerhouse Goldman Sachs. Yet, despite the fact that 77.2% of companies that have reported earnings to date…

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12 Jul

Bulls Break 3,000

July 12, 2019 Lifted by a dovish Fed, the S&P 500 broke above the 3,000 level for the first time in its history. Positive comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell before the House Financial Services Committee encouraged bulls to rally to a new all-time high on the notion that a rate cut was fait accompli….

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28 Jun

Blistering First Half Performance Restores Markets to Previous Highs

June 28, 2019 With the FOMC meeting out of the way, markets pivoted their attention to the G20 Summit in Japan where President Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday to talk trade. The G20 is an annual meeting of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies who come together to…

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