Despite a surge in new COVID-19 infections in broad swaths of the U.S., the stock market seems to take no notice. The S&P 500 posted a modest gain of almost 2.0% for the month of June, leaving the index roughly where it was in late October 2019, well before the...
Improved Yield Curve and Reduced Trade Tensions Boost December Bank Stock Gains, Capping Off a Strong Year. Outlook for 2020 Remains Positive, but Unlikely to Match 2019. The month of December was generally a positive period for the markets, with relatively little...
Fed Rate Cut, Easing Worries Over Trade and Economic Growth Propel Bank Stocks in September. The month of November showed little volatility in the markets, but what it lacked in drama, it made up for in good vibes. The markets moved steadily upward during the month,...
Fed Rate Cut, Easing Worries Over Trade and Economic Growth Propel Bank Stocks in September. The dark clouds of worry that caused a general stock market decline that hit the banking sector particularly hard in August gave way to a much less pessimistic attitude in...
