Market Commentary
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Weekly Market Commentary
Access a timely summary of market happenings and economic indicators, plus get a glimpse of what's to come in our weekly market commentary.
Topics include:
- Stock market performance
- Developments in Washington
- News from abroad
- Employment
- Housing
- Gross domestic product
- Consumer spending
Quarterly Market Commentary
Find a timely summary and insightful commentary on economic and financial market trends in our quarterly market commentary. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Chief Investment Strategist Brent Schutte, CFA®, manages to be both enlightening and entertaining in his recaps of economic conditions each quarter. His commentary often discusses:
- What’s happening in domestic markets
- Trends in developed markets
- Developments in emerging markets
- A historical perspective of current global conditions
- A look ahead at short- and long-term trends
December 10, 2018
12/10/18 - A strong start for the stock market turns south after doubts emerge about the trade truce and the U.S. asks Canada to detain a leading Chinese executive. Read More
December 03, 2018
12/03/18 - With a boost from the Fed’s Powell, stocks roar and rebound to close out November in the black – and the U.S. and China agree to a truce in the trade war. Read More
November 26, 2018
11/26/18 - So much for giving thanks: Concerns about oil and a tech selloff drive the indexes down for the week and send the S&P 500 into correction territory. Read More
November 19, 2018
11/19/18 - Despite a Friday rebound, the major indexes fall as investors weigh news on the price of oil, the Brexit, and the trade war with China. Read More
November 12, 2018
11/12/18 - With the midterms finally behind them, investors drive the Dow to its best week since March, but US crude falls into a bear market. Read More
November 05, 2018
11/05/18 - Investors are happy to put a dreadful October in the rear view as November kicks off with a stock market rebound and a “tremendous” jobs report. Read More
Quarterly Commentary Third Quarter 2018
Goldilocks and the Three Fears Read More
Quarterly Commentary Second Quarter 2018
Unique But Not Different Read More
Quarterly Commentary First Quarter 2018
Singles and Doubles, Not Home Runs Read More
Quarterly Commentary Fourth Quarter 2017
This Is (Not Yet) the Summer of 1969 Read More
Quarterly Commentary Third Quarter 2017
I’m All Right … Don’t Nobody Worry About Me Read More
Quarterly Commentary Second Quarter 2017
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