Market Commentary

ClearWater Market Commentary as of October 21st, 2022

Stocks recorded strong gains, as investors appeared to react to some prominent earnings reports and hints that the Federal Reserve might moderate its pace of interest rate hikes.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of October 14th, 2022

The major indexes were mostly lower this week, as third-quarter earnings reporting season began in earnest and investors weighed inflation data and their implications for Federal Reserve policy.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of October 7th, 2022

Stocks ended higher for the first time in four weeks but surrendered most of their gains, as some data suggested that the economy was not slowing enough to satisfy Federal Reserve policymakers.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of September 30th, 2022

Turmoil in UK financial markets and signs that the Federal Reserve still has some way to go in its efforts to temper inflation sent stocks to their third consecutive weekly decline, while the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note briefly breached 4% for the first time since 2008. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

ClearWater Market Commentary as of September 23rd, 2022

Stocks broke a string of three weekly losses, as investors appeared to grow more confident that the market had reached at least a temporary bottom after surrendering about half of its summer rally.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of September 16th, 2022

Stocks broke a string of three weekly losses, as investors appeared to grow more confident that the market had reached at least a temporary bottom after surrendering about half of its summer rally.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of September 9th, 2022

Stocks broke a string of three weekly losses, as investors appeared to grow more confident that the market had reached at least a temporary bottom after surrendering about half of its summer rally.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of September 2nd, 2022

Stocks finished lower for the week as investors continued to digest the implications of hawkish messages from Federal Reserve officials.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of August 26th, 2022

Stocks moved sharply lower—if in a week of mostly light summer trading—as investors became less optimistic that the Federal Reserve will be able to tame inflation without causing a significant economic slowdown.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of August 19th, 2022

Stocks gave back a portion of the previous week’s strong gains after a prominent “hawkish” Federal Reserve policymaker appeared to dampen hopes that inflationary pressures had peaked.

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