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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.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Third Rail of Politics: Tax Increases
This past February marked the 108th anniversary of our modern income tax system. (We’ll forgive you if, like us, you missed the milestone.)
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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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President Biden’s First 100 Days: By The Numbers
President Joe Biden marks his 100th day in office tomorrow. What has happened so far?
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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.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Narrow Margin in the House
With the U.S. Senate split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, most political analysts’ eyes have been cast toward that side of Capitol Hill when debating what legislation can – or can’t – make it through Congress.