A lot has happened since the last update, as central banks around the globe are once again providing additional stimulus to power-up stock markets. Here are the highlights since my last update on what you may have missed: A surprise move by the Japanese Central bank to cut rates to -0.1% on January 29th caused […]
Market Insights
“V” for Victory!
Last week was a wild ride for equities as the S&P 500 bounced on the August 2015 low and moved higher through the end of week. (See chart below.) Central bankers in Europe and Japan hinted at further stimulus measures on Wednesday and Thursday, which propelled global stock markets sharply higher into the close on […]
Stocks, Oil and The China Syndrome
As part of the ongoing service I provide to my clients, I will be sending out a market update periodically based upon changes in current market technicals and/or fundamentals. In October of 2014, the U.S. stock market broke its strong uptrend and went sideways until August of 2015, when stocks broke down precipitously. The market […]