Stocks Endure Worst Week in Two Years
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- Created on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:43
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Market Review – Week Ending 9th February
Stocks Endure Worst Week in Two Years
Stocks suffered their worst weekly decline in two years as investors appeared to worry about rising interest rates and elevated valuations. The major benchmarks fell largely in tandem, and all entered correction territory, declining 10% from their recent highs (the S&P 500 was still up over 13% from a year earlier however).
Flash Crash
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- Created on Wednesday, 07 February 2018 02:58
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US equities experienced their largest point drop last night since the Financial Crisis. Markets have been under pressure after a strong rise in January which, was ended on Friday by stronger than expect US jobs data and wage growth figures.
Stocks Record First Weekly loss this Year
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- Created on Wednesday, 07 February 2018 02:50
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Market Review – Week Ending 2nd February
Stocks Record First Weekly loss this Year
Stocks recorded their first weekly loss of 2018, with the S&P 500 Index suffering its worst weekly drop in two years. Energy stocks led the declines due to a plunge on Friday following lower-than-expected earnings results from Chevron and ExxonMobil. Health care shares were also especially weak after tumbling Tuesday on news that Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase were planning to cooperate in establishing a health care system for their U.S. employees. Financials fared better, helped by rising bond yields, which augur well for improved lending margins.
US Government in Shutdown
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- Created on Thursday, 25 January 2018 03:56
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Market Review – Week Ending 19th January
The major equity market indexes finished with modest gains for the holiday-shortened week. Stocks registered sharp gains on Tuesday, which saw the S&P 500 Index record its best one-day advance since November. Consumer staples stocks led gains within the S&P 500, while energy, industrials and business services, and real estate shares lagged.
Euro remains at 3 year high
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- Created on Sunday, 21 January 2018 14:22
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For the week ending 12th January 2018
U.S. markets are shut Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday after the S&P 500 Index closed on Friday at an all-time high. The euro remained near a three-year high on bets that central bank stimulus will be pared back further in Europe as its economy mends.
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