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
September 17, 2018
09/17/18 - The major indexes all finish in the black as trade war concerns recede, for now, and the economic news is mostly positive. Read More
September 10, 2018
09/10/18 - Worries about the trade war and tech send stocks down for the week despite good news about manufacturing and jobs. Read More
September 04, 2018
09/04/18 - The major indexes closed out a strong month with a run of record highs as the U.S. and Mexico came to terms on trade and negotiations with Canada were extended. Read More
August 27, 2018
08/27/18 - Trade talks fizzle, legal dramas sizzle – but the strong economy continues to drive the major indexes to new highs and record streaks. Read More
August 20, 2018
08/20/18 - Q2 earnings reports and talk of a trade summit drive the Dow and S&P 500 up for the week, but Tesla helps send the NASDAQ slightly south. Read More
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
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
"First-Half Love ..." Read More