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Market Commentary: Up and Down Week Leaves the S&P 500 Near Flat

Carson Wealth

In 2011 there was the US debt downgrade, and in 2015 China’s surprise devaluation of its currency. Taken together these numbers tell us that hiring has slowed but concerns about the economy have not led to a big pick-up in layoffs. In 1997 was saw a major Asian banking crisis. 1998 saw the Russian debt default.

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Market Commentary: Bull Keeps Going, 15 Years Since Global Financial Crisis

Carson Wealth

The bottom line is the economy is strong because the labor market is strong. The S&P 500 fell an eventual 57% from its October 2007 peak before bottoming on March 9, 2009, and finally ending the global financial crisis (GFC) bear market. The global economy was in shambles, and people were losing their jobs all around.

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Can Silver deliver higher returns than Gold and What’s driving the Prices Up? 

Trade Brains

While silver production is less significant to Russia’s economy compared to its gold, platinum, and palladium industries, the decision to acquire silver for reserves could be a strategic move to leverage its natural resources and bolster its economic position. million ounces.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Index Hits a New All-Time High

Carson Wealth

For a broad view of our expectations for the economy, stocks, and bonds in 2024, download our 2024 Market Outlook. That bear eventually ended in October 2022, and since then stocks have defied many experts, who continually (and incorrectly) touted a weakening economy, tapped-out consumer, and many other reasons to doubt the new bull market.

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Market Commentary: U.S. Debt Downgrade Should Have Minimal Impact

Carson Wealth

The first came in August 2011 from S&P Global Ratings after a government standoff over the debt ceiling. debt was downgraded for a second time in history, but we do not expect this to have much impact on the bull market or the strength of the economy. The economy is growing and normalizing. on average.

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Market Commentary: A New Bull Market is Here

Carson Wealth

Carson’s leading economic index indicates the economy is not in a recession. We’ve believed for a while now that the bear market ended in October, but the financial media prefer the 20% definition. It can be hard to parse through it all and come up with an updated view of the economy after every data release.

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Balancing Act | A Stroll Down Hindsight Lane

Brown Advisory

These facts suggest that if the economy and markets do turn sour and we experience a major market correction, actively managed strategies may in fact weather the storm better than indexes if they focus on robust, healthy businesses. It's the Economy In short, precise market timing is impossible, in our view.

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