The Road to Recovery
- Byron Sanders
- 05.06.2020
- Investments
The Road to Recovery - May 2020 Market Commentary June 4, 2020 The April global equity rally continued through May, extending the strong gains registered since the ...
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Artifex April 2020 Market Commentary
- Byron Sanders
- 07.05.2020
- markets
May 7, 2020 April provided relief for beleaguered investment portfolios, perhaps far more than would have been expected in the wake of the six-week decline that ended in ...
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Rebirth of Optimism?
- Byron Sanders
- 28.04.2020
- commodities
April 28, 2020 US equity prices have continued to claw back great chunks of their losses since the March lows. The S&P 500 has gained roughly 4.25% from April 15 ...
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Artifex Economic & Market Commentary April 15, 2020
- Byron Sanders
- 15.04.2020
- Economics
Rally Domestic equity prices have staged a spectacular rally from their March 23rd lows. In the past two weeks the Dow Jones Total Market Index has risen roughly 10% and ...
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Artifex First Quarter 2020 Commentary
- Byron Sanders
- 06.04.2020
- Economics
First Quarter Market Commentary April 6, 2020 On February 19, 2020, the S&P 500 recorded its highest ever close at just over 3386, up 4.8% for the year. 2020 was off ...
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7 Key Ideas and Charts
- Doug Kinsey
- 17.03.2020
- strategy
7 Key Ideas and Charts For Perspective During This Volatile Time
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Artifex February 2020 Commentary
- Byron Sanders
- 04.03.2020
- Economy
February Market Commentary March 4, 2020 February featured juxtaposed extremes of equity and bond market performance. In the first half of the month, several broad based ...
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Flash Market Update US-Iran Developments
- Byron Sanders
- 07.01.2020
- USA
January 7, 2020 Overnight January 2-3, a targeted US airstrike killed one of the world’s most notorious terrorists. Quaseem Soleimani was head of the Iranian Quds force, ...
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