May 2018
Market Update - May 21, 2018
Submitted by Jodi Vleck , Beta Wealth Group on May 21st, 2018Market Update - May 14, 2018
Submitted by Jodi Vleck , Beta Wealth Group on May 14th, 2018Market Update - May 7, 2018
Submitted by Jodi Vleck , Beta Wealth Group on May 8th, 2018
- Economic data for the week was highlighted by a FOMC meeting in which policy was left unchanged, some mixed to lower results for a variety of manufacturing and services indexes; the April employment situation report was mixed as well but continued to point to a strong underlying labor market.
- United States equity markets were mixed due to a waxing and waning of trade fears, whi
Market Update - April 30, 2018
Submitted by Jodi Vleck , Beta Wealth Group on May 2nd, 2018
- Economic data for the week featured GDP for the first quarter coming in a bit better than expected, as were durable goods orders. In housing, home prices continued to rise, and home sales came in stronger than expected. Consumer sentiment/confidence also improved, as did jobless claims to multi-decade low levels.
- Equity markets were flattish to negative in the U.S.,