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Market Commentary: More Reasons We Think This Bull Market Has Plenty of Life Left

Carson Wealth

last week, declining for the second consecutive week, but there’s still a lot of strength under the surface, as the small cap Russell 2000 Index climbed 3.5%. March 2000 at the peak of the tech bubble. Q2 GDP Growth Confirms Economic Resilience The economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.8% The S&P 500 fell 0.8%

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Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment

Carson Wealth

The interest rate on 10-year Treasury notes jumped from 4.68% to about 4.75% and the S&P 500 pulled back by over 1.5% (and the small cap index, the Russell 2000, was off almost 2%). The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New All-Time High as Fed Goes Big

Carson Wealth

And if economic growth remains resilient, bond yields should not be moving lower. But mid- and small-cap stocks, which are even more geared to economic growth, outperformed. The Russell Mid Cap index rose over 4% during this period, while the Russell 2000 small cap index rose over 7%. All this is very positive for the economy.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Has Best Week of the Year as Recession Fears Fade

Carson Wealth

Given the somewhat gloomy economic expectations still baked into the market following the weaker-than-expected August 2 jobs report, the market response was decisively positive. S&P 500 Index gains weren’t the only sign that the retail sales report shifted the market picture of the economic outlook. versus a 0.2%

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Transcript: John Hope Bryant

The Big Picture

I had an economics lesson, I had a life lesson, I had an epiphany, I had a race relations lesson, I had a self-esteem and confidence lesson. Being broke is economic, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind, a depressed condition of your spirit. It’s home economics class, doesn’t exist anymore. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Market Commentary: Stocks and Bonds Rally as Fed Recognizes Progress on Inflation

Carson Wealth

In their updated “ Summary of Economic Projections ,” they revised their estimates of core inflation for 2023 down from 3.7% Markets were off to the races after the Fed released its statement and economic projections. has now raced ahead of other developed markets in economic growth since the pandemic.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Keep Chugging Along

Carson Wealth

Economic data continues to come in strong, including for retail sales and vehicle production. Housing starts and permits data are turning around as builders become more confident about the economic outlook. Housing may no longer be a drag on economic growth the rest of this year. The housing market is showing signs of recovery.