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Weekly Investment Commentary: Inflation fears weaken investor sentiment
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The S&P 500 fell by 2.5% for the week, with growth stocks outperforming value for the first time in nine trading sessions. The rotation into value may have been temporarily stalled, due to potentially oversold conditions combined with decreasing yields.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocks remain quiet. For now.
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Results were mixed across broad-based indexes, split between modest gains and losses for the holiday-shortened week of trading. Energy and financials each added 3.5% and 2.8%, respectively, while technology, health care and utilities lagged.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Markets continue to rise, but so do inflation risks
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U.S. equities added to 2021 gains last week, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 again reaching intra-week record highs. This performance corresponded with a steady VIX reading in the relatively low mid-20s. Sector returns were mixed, led by energy and technology, which added 4.9% and 2.3%, respectively, while utilities lost 1.5%.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Will Minimum Wage Sink COVID Relief?
Next week could bring the first major test of the durability of Democrats’ advantage in Washington. A House of Representatives vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending package will indicate whether the party’s one-seat advantage in the Senate and its four-seat majority in the House is enough to get major legislation passed.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
An Explanation of Reconciliation
Right now, Democrats on various U.S. House and Senate committees are busy putting together their respective pieces of another COVID-19 spending relief package. The price tag for the legislation will be around $1.9 trillion – the amount President Joe Biden outlined when he took office last month.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: U.S. equities rebound as investors focus on fundamentals
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In a reversal from last week, U.S. equities experienced their best week since November 2020. Losses due to the volatility surrounding GameStop headlines were completely erased, as the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 all reached record highs. All 11 sectors experienced gains, 10 advancing by greater than 2%, with six advancing almost 5% or more.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: The rise of the individual investor
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Thanks to a bout of volatility, U.S. equities experienced their worst week of trading in three months and ended January on a negative note. Broad indexes sought to sustain fresh highs to start the week, but soon realized losses largely due to the unexpected force of individual investors.