Markets continued to falter and rallies sold hard throughout the week and at one point equities were down -3.5% on Monday’s swoon alone. The clue that there was more downside left as of last Friday was that our sentiment and …
US Equity markets ended the week poorly to say the least. Depending on which index you choose, equity markets were down between -3 to -6% this week, with NASDQ 100 leading the drop, putting it down almost 12% YTD.
The …
Last Friday the stock and bond markets rocked higher on a surprise announcement from the Bank of Japan that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate to below zero.
I have to admit I didn’t anticipate this move either, but …
Did You See This $8 Trillion Disappear?
It was a nasty week. At its lows this week, global equity markets erased almost 8 trillion of equity!
Fortunately world equity markets ended the selling storm this week by recovering smartly after …
The US equity markets ended the week down -5 to -7%. depending on the index. This is not considered an auspicious beginning and in fact it’s the worst first week of the year since the before turn of the last …
The US equity markets ended the week with losses after the Fed raised rates for the first time in almost 10 years. The initial reaction right after Yellen announced the Feds decision this Wednesday was a resounding approval, but by …
Equity markets did a disappearing act this week trying but not quite topping the trick of China’s self-proclaimed disciple of Warren Buffet, Guo Guangchang billionaire head of Fosun, now a multi-national conglomerate. Mr.Guo fell off the radar Thursday like many …
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The US equity markets ended the week very mixed but the message remained the same. The leading index continues to be the NASDQ 100, and much of the gains concentrated in the already …
After a wobbly start to what is generally a light trading week, US equities markets shrugged off the news of a Russian fighter getting shot down by NATO ally Turkey. US Markets closed the week flat to up with the …
Equity Markets around the world rallied this week, with the S&P 500 improving by more than 3%, and the NASDAQ 100 leading once again up over almost 4%.
That narrowing list of top performers that continued to roar were led …
What Does The S&P 500's Tightest Range In 50 Years Mean For Stocks and Your Portfolio?
February 22, 2026
