Market Commentaries

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market took a beating last week as the S&P 500 index fell 4.78 percent amid rising volatility. The VIX index, a measure of stock market volatility, rose nearly 48 percent last Thursday alone, it's largest one-day jump all year. The...

OVERVIEW   As measured by the S&P 500 index, the U.S. stock market rose 4.91 percent last week, its third straight week of gains. Every S&P 500 sector was up, with industrials surging about 10.5 percent. Small-cap and value stocks had their day in the...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market took off and posted its second consecutive weekly gain of three percent. All 11 S&P 500 sectors ended the week higher, with the real estate sector leading the way on the back of positive housing data. Developed country stocks...

OVERVIEW   The major U.S. stock indices gained more than three percent last week. Small-cap and value stocks did better than the larger growth-oriented companies for a change, but they are still vastly underperforming year-to-date. International stocks continued...

OVERVIEW   The S&P 500 index fell 2.26 percent last week, its largest weekly decline in nearly two months. Energy, real estate, and financials were among the sectors hit the hardest. Of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, only healthcare managed to post a...

OVERVIEW Things continued to happen in financial markets this week after stocks ended the previous week with one of the largest weekly declines on record. Not to be outdone, bonds took center stage this week as U.S. 10-year and 30-year Treasuries had incredible drops...

OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market had another good week, with all the major indices ending in the green. The S&P 500 index, which represents the 500 largest companies in the U.S. by market capitalization, rose 1.58 percent. The more tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite did...

OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rallied last week as the major indices posted gains of more than three percent. Volatility, as measured by the VIX Index, is up relative to the start of the year, but it did pull back a bit last week as the stock market bounced off its...

OVERVIEW U.S. stocks hit a rough patch last week, as the S&P 500 fell a little over one percent. The most severe declines were centered around small-cap and value stocks, which fell about 2.24 and 1.31 percent, respectfully. Emerging market stocks brought up the...

OVERVIEW U.S. stocks rose yet again last week, with the S&P 500 rising 1.97 percent. This gain was roughly on par with the Dow, which rose 1.82 percent. The Nasdaq, however, outpaced both indices, rising 2.29 percent. International stocks lagged behind the U.S....