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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended April 19th
Retail revival After declining in February, a gauge of U.S. retail sales climbed 1.6% in March, posting its biggest monthly gain since September 2017. The gain was broad, with sales rising for nearly every retail store category. Calming trend Stock market volatility has declined to its lowest level in six months, based on a […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended April 12th
Fed’s sweet spot The U.S. Federal Reserve may keep interest rates unchanged through the rest of this year, although it’s prepared to consider a further increase or perhaps a rate cut if economic conditions significantly shift in coming months. That’s the takeaway that many economists had on Wednesday after reviewing minutes released from the […]
Reuters and Kevin Miller: S&P wavers with U.S.-China trade talks in focus
To read the full article click here. https://www.nasdaq.com/article/us-stockssp-wavers-with-uschina-trade-talks-in-focus-20190404-00712 __ “The fundamentals are strong enough and the trade talks are offering an added support to the sentiment,” said Kevin Miller, Chief Investment Officer at E-Valuator Funds in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “I do expect that the U.S. will get a trade agreement signed with China and that […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended April 5th
Approaching records The rally that started in late December has returned stocks close to the record heights reached more than six months ago. As of Friday, the S&P 500 and Dow were both around 1.5% shy of their records, while the NASDAQ was about 2.1% below its peak. Jobs recovery Stocks rose on […]
Kevin Miller on TD Ameritrade Market On Close
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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended March 29th
Dazzling Q1 Although March’s results weren’t as impressive as the numbers from January and February, first-quarter stock performance was the best in about a decade. The S&P 500 returned nearly 14% over the first three months of the year, the Dow about 12%, and the NASDAQ nearly 17%. Calming trend Market volatility subsided in […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended March 22nd
Freaky Friday Stocks were having a mostly positive week until the market swiftly reversed course on Friday amid further signs of a global growth slowdown and an inversion in the U.S. Treasury bond yield curve. The major U.S. stock indexes dropped around 2%, as did indexes in France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. […]
Kevin Miller in studio with Bloomberg radio talking Bitcoin, Fed meeting, quantitative tightening, the dollar and stock picks
A Rising Tide Floats Many Boats Kevin Miller, CIO, E-Valuator Funds, joined Rishaad Salamat and Doug Krizner on Daybreak Asia. He says the Fed won’t lower rates until they discontinue unwinding the balance sheet. He goes on to say a trade agreement with China may even result in a rate hike before the end of […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended March 15th
Restrained inflation The latest monthly reading on U.S. inflation shows that prices remain stable—a trend that aligns with the U.S. Federal Reserve’s current neutral stance on interest-rate policy. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.5% in February on an annualized basis, the slowest pace since September 2016. Momentum regained After falling for five […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended March 8th
Early-year rally stalls Major stock indexes fell around 2%, sustaining their biggest losses since December, and the NASDAQ saw its 10-week winning streak snapped. While there were no big sell-offs, stocks fell for 5 days in a row heading into Saturday’s 10th anniversary of the bull market. Yield watch Prices of U.S. government debt […]