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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: 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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Finding Opportunity in the Market Decline

Validea

This downturn has been driven by a combination of recession fears, disappointing earnings from major tech companies, the unwind of the Yen carry trade and broader economic concerns, including rising unemployment and shrinking manufacturing activity. On Monday, the U.S. Key strengths include: Large market capitalization of $295.7

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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.

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The Equity Beat: Yes, Virginia, This Is A Bull Market

Brown Advisory

Over the past few months the US has experienced three sizable regional bank failures, bi-partisan negotiations that extended to the 11 th hour in order to prevent a default on US government debt, mixed economic data pushing down earnings expectations and inflation levels that remain well above the Fed’s target. equity universe.

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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.