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John Hancock: 2025 Outlook
2025 outlook—resist turning up the volume At the risk of stating the obvious, 2024 has been a banner year for financial markets. Is it reasonable for investors to expect the positive sentiment to continue into the new year? As we reflect on 2024 and head into the new year, investors have a lot to be […]
Visual Capitalist: The U.S. Dollar Against Major Currencies In 2024
The U.S. Dollar Against Major Currencies in 2024 In 2024, many currency pairs fell to unexpected lows amid a strong U.S. dollar—including the euro falling to near parity. This reflected America’s economic strength against the backdrop of sluggish eurozone growth and subdued economic activity in China. Adding to this, President Trump’s return to the […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended January 10
Spiking yields In the wake of Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report, the yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note surged to the highest level in more than 14 months, climbing as high as 4.79% on Friday morning before closing around 4.77%. The recent spike reflects growing market expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may only approve […]
LPL: Wall Street Forecasts Green In 2025
Wall Street Forecasts Green in 2025 Adam Turnquist | Chief Technical Strategist Last Updated: December 31, 2024 With additional content provided by Brian Booe, Associate Analyst, Research. As investors prepare to watch dazzling fireworks shows, shower in confetti, and sing “Auld Lang Syne” tonight, another stellar year for stocks will enter the history books. Back-to-back […]
Visual Capitalist: The World’s Top Companies By Revenue In 2024
The World’s Top Companies by Revenue in 2024 Today, U.S. retail giants are the largest companies by revenue globally thanks to their international reach and the strength of the American consumer. Looking beyond the U.S., many of the world’s leading companies by this measure are in the energy sector. Notable heavyweights, such as Saudi […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended January 3
Sector stories The past year saw wide disparities in U.S. equity performance at the sector level. Communication services and information technology were far and away the top performers for the second year in a row; in 2024, they generated total returns of 40.2% and 36.6%, respectively, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. The materials sector […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended April 12
Stubborn inflation The latest inflation report cast further doubt about the timeline for potential interest-rate cuts, as the Consumer Price Index rose to an annual rate of 3.5% in March, up from 3.2% the previous month. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, core inflation rose 3.8%. U.S. government bond yields rose sharply following […]
E-Valuator RMS Funds H1 2023 Overview and Outlook
Watch and learn as Kevin Miller, CEO of E-Valuator Funds, takes us through what happened in the first half of 2023 with regard to what happened with stock market, bond markets and the performance of the E-Valuator Funds. Click here to learn more.
E-Valuator Funds: Kevin Miller reviews 2022 Overview and 2023 Preview
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Global X: Q4 2022 and Year Ahead Outlook
Reversing the gains from earlier in Q3, September’s market rout brought U.S. and global equity indexes back into bear market territory. Uncertainty, volatility, and recession risk are elevated, but investors should keep in mind that innovations and opportunities often emerge from periods of volatility. Recessions are typically the shortest part of the business cycle, but […]