Stocks Slide
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on May 2nd, 2022On Friday, a sharp sell-off sent major stock market indices into negative territory for the week, capping a volatile close to April.
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Focus Comes Off Earnings
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on April 25th, 2022Hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell overshadowed many largely positive earnings results, sending stocks lower for the week.
Watching Bonds
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on April 19th, 2022Stocks posted losses in a holiday-shortened trading week as the first-quarter earnings season kicked off and investors digested new inflation data.
Fed Roils Markets
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on April 11th, 2022Stock prices fell last week in response to the Fed’s plan to combat inflation, which staked out a more aggressive stance than investors had anticipated.
Stocks Pause
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on April 4th, 2022Stocks spent last week digesting the sharp gains of previous weeks as investors assessed a tightening yield curve, the war in Ukraine, and an uncertain outlook for economic growth and inflation.
Stocks Extend Gains
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on March 28th, 2022With growing confidence in the economy’s resilience, stocks posted another week of solid gains.
Stocks Roar
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on March 21st, 2022With the Fed embarking on a new course of monetary tightening amid continued fighting in Ukraine, stocks staged a powerful, broad-based rally last week.
Markets Remain Stressed
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on March 14th, 2022Intensifying hostilities in Ukraine continued to unsettle markets, as investors grappled with the war’s impact on the global economies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.99%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 2.88%. The Nasdaq Composite index fell 3.53% for the week. The MSCI EAFE index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, gained 0.90%.1,2,3
Another Volatile Week
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on March 9th, 2022War in Ukraine weighed on stocks as investors assessed the economic impact of continued hostilities, expanding economic sanctions, and potentially higher inflation due to rising oil prices and new stresses on the global supply chain.
Geopolitical Events
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on March 1st, 2022Investors rode a rollercoaster of emotions as rising hostilities at the Russian-Ukrainian border sent stocks sharply lower before a powerful late-week rally erased early losses.
