Weekly Market Commentary 12.12.2011 Developing new solutions to battle the debt problems in Europe has been important to making substantive progress toward a long-term solution. Last week’s European summit produced progress in the form of a landmark agreement to strengthen budget rules. While the accord addresses the longterm problems facing Europe, the spending cuts are [...]
A European Christmas Carol
Weekly Market Commentary 12.05.2011 Last week, the stock market had the best week since the week ending March 13, 2009, which marked the beginning of the rebound from the long 2007 – 2009 bear market. The S&P 500 Index regained 7.4% last week after a similarly steep slide in the prior week and a half. [...]
What Investors Should be Watching This Earnings Season
Posted on January 10, 2012 by BuchananWealth in Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary 01.09.2012 U.S. stocks rose last week by 1.7%, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, getting 2012 off to a solid start. A combination of solid and better-thanexpected economic data, a quiet week in Europe, and few negative earnings pre-announcements drove the rebound. While macroeconomic factors are likely to remain key drivers [...]