Market Overview

Stocks haven’t shown the typical type of fear associated with a bottom Valuations are still high The S&P 500 may need to fall below 3,200 The S&P 500 is down more than 20% on the year...

Bank of England fails to reassure investors with emergency rate hike Bond yields soar amid talk of a historic bear market Bank of Japan defies trend but yen’s fall requires intervention The UK...

Major currencies have been in freefall over the last few months as the Fed remains steadfast in its goal to tame U.S. inflation The fixed-income market has become unglued as Forex volatility surges A...

Positive inflation-adjusted return on default-risk-free Treasuries/corporate bonds Higher market rates means a much lower S&P 500 equity risk premium Consider asset allocation tweaks but wholesale...

This week we will again get several opportunities to reconsider the received wisdom that when mortgage rates rise, home prices must fall. Last week, median home prices in the existing home sales...

An August poll showed that nearly half of millennials surveyed claimed to have sold investments over the past year Other age groups largely kept with their portfolio plan With a big stock market drop...

Earnings trajectory not interest rates primary driver of sector Balance between compounders and binary outcomes Cybersecurity companies reported blowout results, especially considering the...

The Fed is expected to raise its rate by at least 75 bp this week BIS is urging central banks to front-load rate hikes to tame inflation ECB is under pressure on both rates and quantitative...

The S&P 500 Index was clobbered last week, suffering its worst selloff since June. Ongoing jumbo rate hikes, even at the risk of a recession coupled with inflation, finally hit investors'...

Stocks plunged 10% since mid-August Unsettling CPI data and a worrisome FedEx earnings pre-announcement Positive seasonality begins over the coming weeks It was the best of times; it was the worst of...

Investors are catching on - the Fed means business All eyes are on FOMC next Weds. Steepening inverted yield increases likelihood of a consensus on recession It's official. The Federal Reserve is...

The September FOMC meeting is critical as it includes projections This could set the path of monetary policy for the next few months The Sept. 21 FOMC meeting will be a big one, not because...

Fed virtually certain to raise policy rate by 75 basis points next week U.S. inflation cools as Fed actions dampen demand Europe faces energy shortage as UK mourns queen’s death Whatever...

The percentage of S&P 500 stocks trading above their 200-day moving average has reached a low 36% The benchmark stock index has been below its 200-day moving average for five months now—its...