Stock prices and commodities dipped to multi-year lows by the middle of the week before rebounding by week’s end. Large company stocks outperformed small company stocks and developed country stocks outperformed emerging market stocks. Markets were encouraged by European Central Bank head Mario Draghi’s comments that there are no limits to the stimulus if needed […]
Market Commentary from Generation Financial Planning & Wealth Management
Stocks fell sharply again this week as concerns over global growth and plummeting oil prices spooked investors. Commodity prices fell as did treasury yields while treasury prices rose. While China’s exports fell 2.8% in 2015, the bigger issue has been the $500 Billion in capital outflows as investors seek better returns elsewhere. Never the less […]
Weekly Market Commentary From Generations Financial Planning & Wealth Management
The first week of January saw a large drop in US and foreign stocks. The markets were affected by the selloff in China due to slowing growth there. The U.S. saw strong job gains in December but other economic data this week was mixed with auto sales hitting a record but overall manufacturing slowing. In […]
Market Commentary
US Stocks ended a disappointing year with losses, as 2015 was the worst year for the Dow and the S&P 500 since 2008. Having had increases each of the past 6 years it’s easy to forget that the capital markets do not always go up. The bear market in energy, slower global growth and the […]
