Examining Economies
Submitted by Little & Associates Wealth Management on October 9th, 2018Although new data continued to show strength in the U.S. economy, markets stumbled across the globe last week.
Although new data continued to show strength in the U.S. economy, markets stumbled across the globe last week.
Friday, September 28, was the last trading day in 2018's 3rd quarter, and the S&P 500 posted its strongest quarterly return in nearly 5 years.
Last week brought new tariffs and data, and another look at changes coming to equity classifications.
Domestic markets fell last week due to negative trade news and declining tech stocks, with the S&P 500 and Dow both breaking their multi-week winning streaks.
Trade continued to dominate the news last week and cause market volatility as investors monitored discussions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and tension with China.
Last week marked a noteworthy milestone in our economy: On Wednesday, August 22, the bull market entered its 3,453rd day, the longest such run in U.S. history.
Challenges in emerging markets affected both U.S. and global stock performance last week, with the S&P 500 experiencing several down days.
Stocks ended the week in mixed territory as trouble with Turkey's currency affected U.S. equity performance on Friday, August 10.
Domestic markets ended last week in positive territory, as the S&P gained 0.76%, the Dow was up 0.05%, and the NASDAQ increased 0.96%.
Markets experienced a push-and-pull last week between data indicating strong economic growth and lagging performance from several tech stocks' earnings reports.