US Stocks ended the week slightly lower after rallying on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Traders seemed relieved that the uncertainty of the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike had been resolved but markets sold off on Thursday and Friday due to weak energy and commodity prices.  Friday’s selloff was partly due to the “quadruple witching” which is […]

US Stocks ended the week little changed after a sharp drop on Wednesday and Thursday was followed by a strong rally on Friday.  International stocks performed better than US Stocks.  Treasury prices fell and yields rose.  Commodity prices were little changed and the US dollar plunged after the ECB stimulus came in below expectations.  The […]

US markets for stocks, bonds and commodities saw very little change this past week.  Now with 98% of the S&P 500 companies reporting earnings, those earnings are down 1.3%.  While the markets were slow it was a busy week for economic data including: The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes fell […]

The surprise of this week was that the Paris attacks did not affect global markets this week.  Both U.S. and foreign stocks rose.  Treasury bond yields were mixed and commodities, mainly energy and precious metals, were lower.  The dollar rose on anticipation of a Fed rate increase and increased stimulus in Europe.  The FED minutes […]

US stocks fell sharply this week mainly due to poor retail sales and falling commodity prices.  The selloff accelerated Friday after news of the terrorist attack in Paris.  Treasury prices were only slightly higher this week despite the stock selloff due to hawkish comments from FED officials.  Foreign stocks fell less than US Stocks and […]