ClearWater Market Commentary as of January 21st, 2022
Rising interest rate fears and growth worries pushed the S&P 500 Index to its biggest decline in more than 14 months over the holiday-shortened week.
ClearWater Market Commentary as of January 14th, 2022
The large-cap indexes recorded their second consecutive weekly loss to start the year—and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite its third—as the unofficial start of earnings season began.
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ClearWater Market Commentary as of January 7th, 2022
Stocks backed away from record highs at the start of the week as expectations for higher interest rates took a particular toll on growth stocks and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite—which suffered its biggest weekly decline in nearly a year.
ClearWater Market Commentary as of January 28th, 2022
Late gains helped the large-cap benchmarks move higher for the week, but not before most major indexes moved temporarily into correction territory or down more than 10% from recent highs.