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 19, 2019
Stocks are coming off a rough week in which traders digested several market-moving headlines. Here’s what caused last week’s market volatility. Read More
August 12, 2019
Investors shift to the safety of bonds and gold during a volatile week that saw the U.S. and China turn up the trade war heat. Now, there’s a new front opened in the conflict: currency manipulation. Read More
August 5, 2019
Disappointed by the Fed and caught off guard by the president’s new tariffs against China, stocks sink, with the S&P 500 posting its worst week of the year. Read More
July 29, 2019
Investors will have their attention tuned to Wednesday afternoon’s announcement about whether the Fed will cut rates. Read More
July 22, 2019
Stocks hit new highs to open the week but then declined on mixed earnings news and fear that the Fed will not be as aggressive as hoped when it comes to rate cuts. Read More
July 15, 2019
Convinced that the Fed will soon cut its rate late to sustain economic growth, investors pushed the Dow past 27,000 and the S&P 500 past 3,000, both firsts. Read More
Market Commentary Second Quarter 2019: Is It Too Late Now to Say Sorry?
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Quarterly Commentary Third Quarter 2018
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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
I’m All Right … Don’t Nobody Worry About Me Read More
Quarterly Commentary Second Quarter 2017
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