US stocks have performed very well so far this year. The S&P 500 is up by about 18% year-to-date. Inflation, debt and other factors seem to hardly impact the markets adversely. Investors are focusing on the good news and ignoring the bad news. It remains to be seen how long this can last. From AI …
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The US equity market is in the midst of the one of the worst bear markets in decades. Though there are occasional rises in the market for a day or two, the S&P 500 is down over 18% YTD. Energy stocks are the winners so far this year. Utilities are holding up well with a …
Global equity markets have stabilized in the past few after having a few rough weeks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Unlike last year, markets this year started on shaky note facing a multitude of headwinds from inflation to interest rate raises. Then came the shock of a new year in Europe. It remains to …
The S&P 500 has had another run this year. The index is up by nearly 26% on price basis. Sectors such as tech, banking and transports have done well. Utilities have lagged. Overseas most developed markets have performed as well. Among emerging markets, Chile has performed poorly due to political change there. Brazil is in …
U.S. stocks have performed well at least so far this year. The S&P 500 is up over 18%. It remains to be seen if these gains hold through the rest of the year. Markets have become more volatile this month and fears of a correction are getting louder every day. International equities are also having …