Weekly Market Commentary – Battle Creek

U.S. stocks slid early in the week but rallied on Friday after a much better than expected jobs number posting a gain for the week.  U.S. Treasury yields also rose after the strong jobs number increased speculation of another FED rate increase this year.  Commodity prices fell and the dollar rose against a basket of […]

Weekly Market Commentary Battle Creek

US Stocks were down slightly this week following several weeks of gains.  Growth stocks outperformed value stocks largely based on Tech earnings announcements.  The Federal Reserve met this week and left short term interest rates unchanged.  However, the FED took a more optimistic view of the economy and said that near-term risks to the economic […]