Michael McSweeney

April's stocks took a hit due to rising inflation and mixed economic news, despite a late-month rally fueled by strong Q1 reports from two mega-cap tech stocks.

Monthly Market Insights | May 2024 Monthly Market Insights | May 2024 U.S. Markets Despite a late-month rally, stocks fell in April as investors struggled with a hotter-than-expected inflation report and mixed news about the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 5.00 percent, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declin...

The stock market saw solid gains this quarter, with AI news, soft landing signs, and dovish comments from the Fed fueling investor confidence.

Quarterly Market Insights | Q1 2024 Quarterly Market Insights | Q1 2024 U.S. Markets Stocks notched solid gains in the first quarter as enthusiasm about artificial intelligence, signs of a soft landing, and dovish talk from the Fed buoyed investor confidence. For the quarter, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5.62 percent, the Sta...

February saw modest gains thanks to upbeat corporate reports and investor enthusiasm regarding artificial intelligence.

Monthly Market Insights | March 2024 Monthly Market Insights | March 2024 U.S. Markets Stocks notched solid gains last month as upbeat corporate reports and investor enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence overshadowed the Fed’s next move with interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced by 2.22 percent, while the...

January's markets saw modest gains thanks to positive economic data and upbeat Q4 corporate reports which helped support prices.

Monthly Market Insights | February 2024 Monthly Market Insights | February 2024 U.S. Markets Stocks saw modest gains last month as positive economic data and upbeat Q4 corporate reports helped support prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.22 percent, while the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index gained 1.59 percent. The Nasdaq...

Despite a challenging start to Q4 due to rising bond yields and monetary policy concerns, optimism surged with new inflation data and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's encouraging remarks, leading to a market rally.

Quarterly Market Insights | Q4 2023 Quarterly Market Insights | Q4 2023 U.S. Markets Stocks moved higher in the final three months of the year as bond yields trended lower in growing anticipation of a potential Fed easing. For the three months ending on December 31, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 12.5 percent while the Standa...