Market Trends & Outlook

What Happens After the Crash, V-Shaped Recovery? The Stagnation Phase

Key Points • Stock markets often over-react, the truth mostly lives in the middle. • We have likely begun the stagnation part of our economic reality. •...

The Bull is Back! Markets Charge as the Economy Lags

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the widely expected employment report for May. Despite continued weekly jobless claims over the last month exceeding more than 8 million, the BLS reported an increase of more than 2.5 million jobs in May.

Credit Markets – What’s Priced In?

The headlines are still unnerving and volatility remains a worry. Many asset classes have yet to recover and countless investors fear additional losses. Fundamentals, investor positioning and sentiment are all conveying mixed signals.

Brands Expert Discusses Sector Allocation Opportunities and Consumer Sentiment

Consumer sentiment gets reported on a monthly basis. This data is helpful to determine what current and future consumer behavior might look like. The data can also be fickle, however.

Is the Market Underestimating Long-Term Inflation Risk?

China-U.S. tensions have been rising. Governments worldwide have jumped in to fill the economic gaps left by COVID-19. The Fed’s money printers have certainly been … whirring?

The Acceleration of Digital Impacting Brands Across Every Category

If you’re a highly relevant brand with a significant online presence, you’re likely performing very well in the deepest recession of our lifetimes. If you have been slow to adopt an online presence, you’re behind the eight-ball now.

The Acceleration of Digital Impacting Brands Across Every Category

If you’re a highly relevant brand with a significant online presence, you’re likely performing very well in the deepest recession of our lifetimes. If you have been slow to adopt an online presence, you’re behind the eight-ball now.

With Dislocations in the Markets in Q1 2020 Caused by a Global Pandemic– It Was a Good Time to Hold Assets Backed by the...

HANDLS Indexes co-founder Matthew Patterson speaks with Nasdaq's Jill Malandrino, on #TradeTalks to discuss dislocations in the markets caused by a Global Pandemic, and the aggressive actions the Federal Reserve took to forestall a major dislocation in the securities market.

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