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