Central Bankers & Politicians Talk – Markets Listens

Posted by relianceria on July 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

It was a volatile five days  for the USA stock markets over the past week.  On Monday & Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell by 3.5% as the investment community worried  that the USA economy was contracting at a faster rate than previously expected.  However, the Central Bankers of the world came to the rescue.  On … Continue reading →

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Stocks Give Back Their Entire Year Gains

Posted by relianceria on June 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Markets across the globe closed at their year lows for the week ending June 1, 2012.  In the USA, the S&P closed at 1,278 as all of the economic reports  released this week reported the domestic economy is growing at a rate that is slower than what was expected by economists across the board.  18 … Continue reading →

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Markets head South while Gold Goes North

Posted by relianceria on May 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The markets for the USA along with the markets of the rest of the world sold off this week as investors sought to reduce risk in their portfolio’s across the globe. Concerns over the unresolved European banking crises continue to pressure global equity markets.  However, new realizations that the growth in the Chinese economy has … Continue reading →

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Risk Off – Investors Rotate to Safety

Posted by relianceria on May 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The S&P 500 closed Friday, May 11, 2012 at 1,353, it’s lowest level in two months. All markets worldwide continue to be heavily influenced by the activities in Europe, especially the countries Greece, Spain & Italy. We recently commented on how these countries debt problems and their effect on the European Banking system could impact … Continue reading →

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Earnings for S&P 500 Companies are Good – But all Eyes Turn to Europe

Posted by relianceria on April 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The S&P 500 closed Friday at 1,378 – about 45 points off it’s recent highs. The markets, after a 3 1/2 month run of consistently higher prices, have found April to be a bit more challenging. Below is a chart of the S&P from the most recent lows of October 4, 2011 (the start of … Continue reading →

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