What's Going On With The Banks?
- Doug Kinsey
- 15.03.2023
- Economy
What’s Going On With The Banks? We wanted to share a quick update in light of the recent news about Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and discuss our thoughts on its impact on ...
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April Market Commentary
- Byron Sanders
- 06.05.2022
- Economy
April Market Commentary May 5, 2022 Global equity markets extended 2022’s persistent declines in April. Sharp losses were posted by most benchmarks, with the sole ...
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Omicron and the markets
- Doug Kinsey
- 30.11.2021
- markets
Omicron and The Markets Since last Friday, the emergence of the Omicron strain of the Covid virus has had an impact on the markets. As has been the case since the ...
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Economic & Markets Update
- Byron Sanders
- 20.10.2021
- Economics
Earnings Season October 18, 2021 Equity prices at home and abroad have traded higher since the end of a disappointing September. US stocks are nearing the top of the ...
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Quietly Firm - April 2021 Market Commentary
- Byron Sanders
- 06.05.2021
- markets
Quietly Firm April 29, 2021 Strong first quarter earnings and gathering momentum in the global economy are helping world equity prices extend their advance. Most ...
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Artifex 4th Quarter 2020 Economic Commentary
- Byron Sanders
- 08.01.2021
- Economy
Fourth Quarter Market Commentary January 7, 2021 December capped a strong 2020 fourth quarter performance by both domestic and global equities. At the close of business ...
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Artifex Economic Commentary Dec. 16, 2020
- Byron Sanders
- 17.12.2020
- Economy
Consolidation December 16, 2020 Since the end of November, world equity prices have trended moderately higher. Several leading, broad based equity indexes in the US have ...
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Flash Market Update November 9, 2020
- Byron Sanders
- 09.11.2020
- USA
November 9, 2020 Pfizer Corp. (NYSE‐PFE) announced early this morning that its Covid‐19 vaccine human trials have been 90% effective overcoming the virus in infected ...
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Political Parties and Stock Markets Since 1900
- Doug Kinsey
- 28.10.2020
- stocks
Political Parties and Stock Markets since 1900 Should stock market investors hope for a unified or a divided Washington? Does the party occupying the White House affect ...
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Artifex August Market Commentary
- Byron Sanders
- 10.09.2020
- Economy
September 8, 2020 August is traditionally quiet on Wall Street. Congress is in recess and many US families are on vacation. The pace of trading in the equity markets ...
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