Friday, July 13, 2012 Stock Market Commentary: Stocks and a slew of other “risk-on” assets spent most of the week in the red before staging a strong rally on Friday to help send them into positive territory. The big catalyst for the week was stronger-than-expected earnings reports from US companies, especially JP Morgan (JPM) and Wells…
Friday, July 06, 2012 Stock Market Commentary: Stocks and a slew of other “risk-on” assets ended mostly lower on a shortened holiday week as investors digested a slew of economic data from across the globe. In the short-term, the current rally is under pressure for US equities which began on Friday, June 29, 2012 (in…
Friday, June 29, 2012 Stock Market Commentary: Stocks and a slew of other “risk-on” assets surged on Friday after European leaders announced the latest “solution” to their onerous multi-year debt crisis. In the short-term, this will help investors look past the larger macro concerns that have plagued the market for the past few years and…
Friday, June 22, 2012 Stock Market Commentary: Stocks and a slew of other “riskon” assets were smacked in the third week of June as the latest economic data reaffirmed the notion that the global economy is slowing and hope for another round of QE to stimulate the economy was temporarily taken off the table. In early May,…