In early September, the European Central Bank took steps to ease monetary policy and China introduced new infrastructure stimulus measures...
Much of July consisted of market participants eagerly awaiting announcements from the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European...
Heightened macroeconomic concerns once again took center stage and the turmoil in the Eurozone seemed to reach new levels following...
Investors continued to monitor the situation in Europe, as news on Spanish financials moved markets both down (poor Spanish bank audits) and...
Fear grew in May as bad news out of Europe and China continued to dominate the markets. Greece remained the epicenter of European problems...
April employment numbers were low, but auto sales were near record levels, housing data continued to improve, and retail sales are moving ahead at a slow but steady pace. GDP: Slowing down; still on track for 2- 2.5% growth in 2012 First-quarter real GDP growth slowed down to 2.2% from 3.0% in the fourth
Another Strong Quarter for Stocks Equities posted their strongest first quarter since 1998, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 12.6% for the quarter. The strong performance was not limited to domestic markets as the MSCI World ex US Index also started the year with an 11.3% gain. Concerns about Europe’s two year old sovereign debt
Slow but Steady Progress in the U.S. Economy – Federal Reserve Remains Cautious Most of the economic news released during the past few weeks pointed toward slow but steady progress in the U.S. economy, despite some market volatility that was attributed to news out of the Federal Reserve. Markets rallied based on a Ben Bernanke
Global Macro Events Continue to Take Center Stage February saw markets continue to inch upward because of a temporary resolution to the Greek debt crisis. A second bailout was approved by European leaders, pending a bond swap in which private creditors are expected to accept a write-off that would significantly reduce Greece’s sovereign debt. Also