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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of November 20, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on November 20th, 2018

Wall Street is keeping a closer eye on the Federal Reserve, especially after its policy making committee suggested it would resume hiking borrowing costs rather soon. The Fed cited continued strong economic growth and a persistently low jobless rate as arguments for raising rates at its December meeting.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of November 6, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on November 6th, 2018

The often turbulent month of October has come and gone, and once again, it lived up to its reputation. True, the selloffs were not historic, in the mold of those suffered in 1987 and 2008. And there were intermittent rallies, some quite impressive. Still, there was considerable pain inflicted, as the indexes fell sharply during the 31-day span.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of October 30, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on October 30th, 2018

The Federal Reserve is assuming a more restrictive monetary stance, an adjustment that is leading to steadily rising interest rates. And that is not sitting well with investors.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of August 21, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on August 21st, 2018

Various factors are influencing market sentiment. When the focus has been on the healthy economy and the mostly upbeat second-quarter earnings performance, stocks have rallied. Conversely, when the attention has turned to tariffs and trade and to other global headwinds (most recently the financial crisis in Turkey), equities generally have weakened.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of August 14, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on August 14th, 2018

The employment outlook remains generally upbeat. True, job growth did slow in July, with 157,000 positions being added, or 30,000 fewer than forecast.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of August 7, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on August 7th, 2018

The economy performed as advertised in the second quarter, delivering a 4.1% increase in GDP on strength in consumer spending, exports, and business investment. Such broad improvement more than offset slippage in homebuilding.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of July 31, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on July 31st, 2018

Earnings reports were still flowing in as July ended and August began. In general, the results have exceeded expectations. True, there have been shortfalls (and a few from high-profile companies), and in some cases, there has been disappointing guidance given for the coming quarters.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of July 19, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on July 19th, 2018

The economy was on a roll as the second half began, with much of this strength apparent in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing areas. The gains shown by these broad industrial and consumer categories were especially noteworthy in new orders and production.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of July 5, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on July 5th, 2018

Continuing economic tensions with China are front and center on Wall Street these days, with our fraught commercial dealings with that fast-growing nation in the headlines almost daily.

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Economic and Stock Market Commentary for the week of June 28, 2018

Submitted by Ralicki Wealth Management & Trust Services on June 28th, 2018

The first half is ending on a high note, with strong progress being made in reducing the unemployment rate, in narrowing the trade imbalance (with the deficit declining sharply in March and April), and in boosting retail spending (with sales coming in well above consensus forecasts during May).

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