Blooming May 🌸
Markets continue to extend May’s early optimism
Markets continue to extend May’s early optimism
Markets strongly rallied in Q1 on #AI euphoria despite delayed #RateCut expectations
Markets end lower after a volatile macro week
The S&P 500 surged 5% in February extending the market rally to four months. We’re seeing similar optimism in March so far, but with a lot more hesitation.
The S&P 500 extended the end of 2023’s market optimum rising 1.6% to start 2024. We’ve seen that momentum continue into February.
Overall, we’re optimistic for 2024. We still expect rate cut timing volatility near-term, but more confident we’ve entered the next bull market pending a mild recession this year.
Markets open the year lower as yield declines bottom
Cautious markets inch up, but still green for the 6th straight week
#Goldilocks pessimism continues to weigh on October markets, but renewed optimism propelling November
Markets fall on Powell commentary reversing the prior week’s dovish Fed sentiment.