Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Markets Up Last Week As Strong Jobs Numbers Offset Covid Caution The spread of Covid-19 increased in dramatic fashion last week, especially in the Sun Belt and the South, with Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida posting single-day...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Fed unconcerned About Asset Bubbles as Rebound Continues Markets rebounded last week, erasing about half of the losses from two weeks ago in what we continue to view as healthy price action. Regional leadership was mixed, with...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Euphoric Equity Market Sees Biggest Losses Since March… Last week investors were reminded that massive stimulus, while a positive backdrop, doesn’t justify infinitely higher stock prices in the absence of clear earnings...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Equities Climb Higher In “Less Bad Than We Thought” Rally… Equities rallied for the third week in a row, building on their strong performance in May. Despite headline-grabbing S&P 500 performance — which is now...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Sell in May & Go Away? Not This Year… Equity markets ended the month higher in a holiday-shortened week in the U.S. Regionally, international developed markets outperformed (MXEA +5.1%) while emerging markets returned 2.9%...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
China Tensions? So Last Year, Says Market – All Reopening Optimism Now… Stock markets climbed the wall of worry last week, closing up 2.9% globally (MXWD) as hopes around a coronavirus vaccine and the loosening of...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Equities ended the week lower last week. Emerging markets outperformed (MXEF -1.1%) due to stability in Asia, while international developed markets lagged on noticeable weakness in Europe (MXEA – 3.2%). Domestic markets landed...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Markets & The Economy: Telling Two Different Stories? Equities had a good week last week, shaking off the negativity from the end of the week prior and closing up 2.5% on a global basis (MXWD). Domestic equities led the charge, closing...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Vaughn Asset Advisory Weekly Market Commentary & Update EQUITIES DOWN SLIGHTLY AS OIL COLLAPSES, CREDIT SPREADS WIDEN Equities couldn’t make it a three-peat last week, falling 1.6% (MXWD) at the global level. But as has been the...
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Monday, April 27, 2020
Vaughn Asset Advisory Weekly Market Commentary & Update In a shocking event this week, the benchmark price for oil fell below zero for the first time ever — and then kept falling! Does a negative price mean gas stations will pay...
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