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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equities shrug off disappointing jobs report
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Global equity markets were broadly positive last week.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Bull sentiment weakens, but bears remain M.I.A.
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Results were mixed for global equities as broad-based U.S. indexes fell modestly, while the MSCI’s EAFE, Emerging Markets and ACWI ex-USA all gained over 1%.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equity volatility picks up amid higher inflation data
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Global equity markets declined last week, notching their worst weekly loss since the last week of February.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equities shrug off employment miss
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Most broad-based indexes appreciated last week, with the S&P 500 enjoying its third consecutive week of gains and rising seven out of the past eight.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: We see several reasons for increased selectivity
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With the exception of the S&P 500 (+0.04%), broad-based equity indexes fell modestly last week, due in large part to weakness on Friday, the last trading day of the month. April was a strong month for equities as the S&P 500, DJIA and NASDAQ each added between 2% and 5%.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Optimism waivers despite solid economic news
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Most global equity markets declined modestly last week as investors grappled with headlines that alternated between improving economic data and rising global COVID-19 case counts. In the U.S., the S&P 500, DJIA and NASDAQ each fell by less than 0.5%. The same was true for the MSCI EAFE and ACWI ex-US indexes while their emerging market counterpart gained 0.4%, despite the rapidly deteriorating health care situation in India.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equities reach record high on strong economic data
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Stronger-than-expected economic news propelled stocks to new highs last week. Lower Treasury yields helped drive the outperformance of growth and momentum styles after those areas of the market meaningfully lagged value in the first quarter. The biggest sector winners this week were utilities, materials and health care, which each gained 3% or more. No sectors posted negative returns for the week.