Category: Investment Insights

With the election in the rear-view mirror, investors drove stock prices to all-time highs in November as enthusiasm builds for Trump’s low-tax and deregulation agenda.

US stocks declined over October despite a robust economic backdrop and solid third-quarter corporate earnings thus far. Nevertheless, risk assets are poised to remain firm through year-end unless the presidential election outcome is significantly contested.

The Federal Reserve launched an easing cycle at its September meeting with an outsized 50-basis-point cut.  Looser financial conditions combined with resilient economic data helped the S&P shake off early month weakness to close the month at an all-time high.  As we look to October, we believe markets may be vulnerable to modest profit-taking.  In our monthly market outlook piece, we share our thoughts on the current economic landscape and markets.

The S&P 500 eked out a modest gain in August, after a weak July jobs report led to a sharp sell-off to begin the month. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has signaled that rate-cuts are likely to begin with the September Federal Open Markets Committee meeting; however, the magnitude of said cuts remains uncertain. In our monthly market insights piece, we share our thoughts on the current economic landscape and markets.

Softening inflation, declining bond yields, and rising prospects for Fed rate cuts starting in September sparked a dramatic rotation in US equities, which saw the Russell 2000 index surge while big tech declined.  As the calendar turns to August, a bout of soft economic data and renewed recession fears have risk assets under pressure.  In our monthly market outlook piece, we share our thoughts on the current economic landscape and markets.

Element Pointe is pleased to present our 2024 Mid-Year Review: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, where we discuss financial markets, the current state of the economy, and our key considerations for the second half of 2024 (Recorded on July 10, 2024).