by Kenny | May 16, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary -5/13/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Investors endured another tough week as financial markets continued to digest robust inflation data, mixed Q1 earnings, and fears that global growth will continue to slow. Economic data was centered on the...
by Kenny | May 8, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary -5/6/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA It was an extremely busy and volatile week on Wall Street. The Federal Reserve’s May FOMC meeting statement was top of mind for investors and came in as expected. However, post statement Q&A added...
by Kenny | May 2, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Monthly Commentary – April ’22 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Global financial markets had a rough month in April. Inflation continued to be top of mind for investors as data continued to show historic increases in prices. The Federal Reserve still appears to...
by Kenny | Apr 17, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary -4/15/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA First-quarter earnings season kicked off with mixed results from the financials and positive results from the airlines. The holiday-shortened week found US equities taking one step forward only to subsequently...
by Kenny | Apr 11, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary -4/8/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Fed rhetoric sent yields higher across the curve, with longer duration Treasuries taking the brunt of the sell-off. Higher yields pressured growth stocks and favored defensive sectors such as the Utilities,...
by Kenny | Apr 4, 2022 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary -4/1/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Financial markets started the week with a strong rally on the back of what appeared to be constructive negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. However, progress was refuted as the week moved forward, and...