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
August 13, 2018
08/13/18 - Turmoil in Turkey hits stocks at home and abroad and ends winning streaks for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ. Read More
August 06, 2018
08/06/18 - Earnings and jobs help drive the S&P 500 up for the fifth week straight – and Apple hits the trillion-dollar mark. Read More
July 30, 2018
07/30/18 - Stocks have a mixed week on mixed news, as GDP hits 4.1% and a trade war truce is declared, but Facebook and Twitter tumble. Read More
July 23, 2018
07/23/18 - With a brewing trade war, Q2 earnings, and the autonomy of the Fed, investors had a lot to think about last week, but the major indexes ended pretty much where they started. Read More
July 16, 2018
07/16/18 - A potential escalation of the trade war escalation fails to deter investors as stocks are up again and the NASDAQ twice hits a new high. Read More
July 09, 2018
07/09/18 - In a holiday shortened week, equity markets push ahead as economic fundamentals reign over increasing trade concerns. Read More
Quarterly Commentary Second Quarter 2018
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Quarterly Commentary First Quarter 2018
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Quarterly Commentary Fourth Quarter 2017
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Quarterly Commentary Third Quarter 2017
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Quarterly Commentary Second Quarter 2017
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