Weekly Investment Update June 20, 2022
June 20, 2022 •OneAscent
After a tumultuous beginning of June for markets, investors hoping that a Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting and rate hike would calm markets were sorely...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022 •OneAscent
The latest year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, a commonly used approximation of inflation, were released on Friday and the numbers...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022 •OneAscent
Risk assets slid lower last week as major US retailers Target and Walmart both missed earnings estimates. The poor reports contrasted Home Depot and...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022 •OneAscent
Despite a big bounce on Friday, risk assets had another difficult week last week. The latest Consumer Price Index year-over-year increase was...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update April 25, 2022
April 25, 2022 •OneAscent
Both equity and fixed income markets continued their downward slide last week. The war in Ukraine continues to drag on, Covid-19 lockdowns in China...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022 •OneAscent
Last week the equity markets retreated, in general, during the holiday-shortened week. Inflation, the conflict in Ukraine, and the resurgence of...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update April 11, 2022
April 11, 2022 •OneAscent
After rallying in March, equity markets retreated last week. Investors expressed concern over the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting minutes released on...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update March 28, 2022
March 28, 2022 •OneAscent
Risk assets, in general, advanced last week, building upon a big bounce upward the week prior. The S&P 500, a proxy for US large-cap stocks, gained...
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update March 21, 2022
March 21, 2022 •OneAscent
In a week full of headlines, investors found more positive news than negative and equity markets responded by rallying across the board last week....
Read MoreWeekly Investment Update March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022 •OneAscent
The conflict in Ukraine has entered its third week and the destruction it has caused to the country and citizens has only intensified. The United...
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