by fwsadmin | Feb 11, 2024 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 2/9/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The S&P 500 hit another record high and topped the 5000 level for the first time as investors focused on better-than-expected Q4 earnings. The economic calendar was light this week but showed...
by fwsadmin | Feb 4, 2024 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
-Darren Leavitt, CFA It was a turbulent week on Wall Street as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s decision on monetary policy while economic data and corporate earnings offered mixed results. Tensions in the Middle East escalated as the US hit Iranian proxy...
by fwsadmin | Jan 27, 2024 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 1/26/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA US equities inked another set of weekly gains on the back of mixed 4th quarter earnings results and encouraging economic data. The S&P 500 and Dow set new all-time highs. Dutch Semiconductor Company...
by fwsadmin | Jan 21, 2024 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 1/19/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Friday despite a reset of monetary policy rate cut expectations. Mega-cap technology issues outperformed with a jump start from the...
by fwsadmin | Jan 14, 2024 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 1/12/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA US Markets gained ground in the second week of 2024, attributed to mega-cap issues in the Information Technology and Communication Services sectors. The Equal-weight S&P 500 was up 0.2%, while the...
by fwsadmin | Jan 6, 2024 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 1/5/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA After nine weeks of gains, the market fell in the first week of trading in 2024. Interestingly, the losses incurred this week largely came from areas of the market that outperformed last year, namely...