Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data   U.S. equity indices posted another rough week and volatile trading continued. S&P 500 -2.93% Dow -2.92%, Russell 2000 -1.43%, Nasdaq -2.69%1 The All-Country World Index declined -2.60%.1 S&P 500 sub-sectors were all lower last week except Energy. Energy led to the upside as the lone gainer with a return of +2.19%.1 … Read More

Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data   U.S. equity indices collapsed further last week following the Federal Reserve’s September meeting. S&P 500 -4.57% Dow -4.00%, Russell 2000 -6.53%, Nasdaq -5.07%1 The All-Country World Index declined -5.03%.1  S&P 500 sub-sectors were all lower last week. Energy led to the downside with a loss of 10% as it caught-down to … Read More

Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data   U.S. equity indices plummeted on the week following a higher-than-expected inflation report. S&P 500 -5.17% Dow -4.13%, Russell 2000 -4.49%, Nasdaq -5.48%1 The All-Country World Index declined -4.08%.1  S&P 500 sub-sectors were all lower last week as no areas were spared. Losing over 6% were: Industrials, Materials, Real Estate, & Technology. … Read More

Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data  U.S. equity indices bounced back as lagging areas of the markets led things higher. S&P 500 +3.66% Dow +2.66%, Russell 2000 +4.06%, Nasdaq +4.14%1 The All-Country World Index rose +2.97%.1  S&P 500 sub-sectors were all higher last week. Consumer Discretionary & Materials led to the upside with gains over 5%.1  Energy … Read More