Market Recap

January 2020 Market Recap

The S&P 500® Index declined 0.04% in January, with the small loss concealing significant intra-month volatility. January started strong with the S&P 500® Index returning 3.14% from ...
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December 2019 Market Recap

The S&P 500® Index returned 9.07% for the fourth quarter of 2019, resulting in a return of 31.49% for the year. The fourth quarter advance was ...
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November 2019 Market Recap

The S&P 500® Index advanced 3.63% in November, bringing its year-to-date return to 27.63%. The rise of the S&P 500® Index in November was driven by better ...
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October 2019 Market Recap

The S&P 500® Index returned 2.17% in October, oscillating over the first several days of the month before resuming its steady upward march after October 8. ...
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Q3 2019 Market Recap

After a very strong first half of 2019, the S&P 500® Index hit a relatively choppy plateau in the third quarter. Though the S&P 500® Index advanced ...
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July 2019 Market Recap

The Federal Reserve commanded the spotlight in July as investors waited in expectation of the first interest rate cut in over 10 years. The 25 ...
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August 2019 Market Recap

Back-and-forth and ‘round we go again. In August, eyes turned from Fed easing to global trade wars as tension between the U.S. and China ratcheted ...
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June 2019 Market Recap

Q2 was a rollercoaster ride. The S&P 500® Index faced its biggest decline in 2019, bookended by record highs that can be partly attributable to ...
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May 2019 Market Recap

The S&P 500® Index incurred its 5th largest monthly loss since the current bull market began in March 2009–the implied volatility response was muted and ...
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April 2019 Market Recap

The equity market turbulence experienced in 2018 seems like a distant memory with the S&P 500® Index returning an eye-popping 26.13% from its 2018 closing ...
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