Weekly Market Commentary – Battle Creek
Stocks declined modestly this week despite generally good economic news and good earnings reports. Uncertainty over the outcome of the presidential election weighed on markets Friday following an announcement from the FBI that it is reopening an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. Treasury yields have risen all month with the 10-year treasury now yielding 1.85% […]
US Stocks ended the week with slight gains. Fed Reserve minutes from the September meeting were released shedding light on the internal debate about the timing of interest rate increases. Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said that the FED is very close to its goals for jobs and inflation. This was bolstered by a firming […]
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Weekly Market Commentary – Battle Creek
US and foreign stocks ended lower this week. The FED minutes from their September meeting were released Wednesday and indicated that the likelihood of a December rate hike were increasing. The markets were spooked on Thursday as China reported exports were down 10% in September from a year earlier. However, the markets were relieved on […]
Weekly Market Commentary – Battle Creek
U.S. stocks ended lower this week as a slightly lower than expected September jobs number disappointed expectations of growth but was not enough to stall an expected FED rate increase in December. The British pound weakened against other currencies as the prospects increased for a more rapid and harder split of the U.K. from the […]
