FIRST QUARTER OF 2024

GLOBAL MARKETS – THE STOCK MARKET RALLY CONTINUED

Global stock markets finished the quarter on a very strong note. The S&P 500 Index

rose 10.6% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 6.1%. The NASDAQ

composite appreciated 9.3%. The MSCI All Country World Index rose 8.3% with the

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index falling less than one percent. […]

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FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023

GLOBAL MARKETS – THE EVERYTHING RALLY

Global markets finished the quarter on a very strong note. The S&P 500 Index rose

11.7% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13%. The NASDAQ composite

appreciated 13.8%. The MSCI All Country World Index rose 11.5% with the

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index moving up 6.8%. U.S. Treasury rates fell

sharply even […]

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    SECOND QUARTER OF 2023 – GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – IGNORING RECESSIONARY SIGNS

SECOND QUARTER OF 2023 – GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – IGNORING RECESSIONARY SIGNS

Global Markets enjoyed a steady uptrend this quarter finishing on a strong note. The S&P 500 Index rose 8.7% with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4%. The NASDAQ composite posted surprisingly strong performance with a rise of 13%. The MSCI All Country World Index rose 7%. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index fell […]

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FIRST QUARTER OF 2023 – ANOTHER ROLLER COASTER EVENT

Global markets started off the quarter slowly and then moved higher into early February declining back to the January lows in mid-March only to finish the quarter on a strong note. The S&P 500 Index rose 7.5% with the Dow Jones Industrial Average underperforming with a rise of barely 1%. The NASDAQ composite posted […]

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FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022: A MIXED QUARTER FOR PERFORMANCE

It was a roller coaster ride for global markets during the quarter. The markets continued their September decline into an October low where the recovery began. The S&P 500 Index rose 7.5% with the Dow Jones Industrial Average outperforming with a rise of 16%. The NASDAQ composite however fell 0.8%. The MSCI All Country […]

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THIRD QUARTER OF 2022: ANOTHER UGLY QUARTER

World stock markets moved significantly lower during the quarter, making that three quarters in a row, an accomplishment not seen since 2009. The S&P 500 Index fell 4.9%, the NASDAQ composite dropped 3.9%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 6.2%, the MSCI All Country World Index fell 6.7% and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond […]

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    SECOND QUARTER OF 2022: IT WAS AN UGLY QUARTER BY ANY STANDARDS

SECOND QUARTER OF 2022: IT WAS AN UGLY QUARTER BY ANY STANDARDS

World stock markets moved significantly lower during the quarter; the S&P 500 Index fell 16.1%,the NASDAQ composite dropped 22.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 10.7%, theMSCI All Country World Index fell 15.5% and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index movedlower by 8.2%. For the first six-months of the year, the S&P 500 hadn’t […]

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    THE GLOBAL STOCK MARKET RALLY RESUMED DURING 2021’s FOURTH QUARTER

THE GLOBAL STOCK MARKET RALLY RESUMED DURING 2021’s FOURTH QUARTER

World stock markets overall rallied to new highs during the quarter finishing out 2021 with a stellar ‘SantaClause Rally’. During the fourth-quarter of 2021, the S&P 500 Index gained 11.02% (making it the sixthquarterly gain in a row), the NASDAQ Composite appreciated 8.47%, the Dow Jones Industrial Averagemoved higher by 7.87%, the MSCI All […]

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THE GLOBAL STOCK MARKET RALLY PAUSED THIS QUARTER

While world stock markets on the whole achieved new highs during the quarter they limped into the waning days of quarter-end. For third-quarter 2021 the S&P index gained 0.58% (making this quarter the fifth quarterly gain in a row), the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrial average lost 1.46%, the MSCI All […]

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    THE GLOBAL STOCK MARKET RALLY CONTINUED UNABATED FOR ANOTHER QUARTER

THE GLOBAL STOCK MARKET RALLY CONTINUED UNABATED FOR ANOTHER QUARTER

Global stock markets reached a new pinnacle, recording highs for the recovery from the 2020 market lows. For the S&P 500 Index, the second quarter 2021 was the fifth straight quarterly gain, a record notseen since 4Q, 2017. The 8.5% gain for the three months, coupled with the prior four quarterly gains, was the […]

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