It has been another volatile week for world markets with several sizeable reversals of sentiment day to day and sometimes even hour to hour. The war between Russia and Ukraine and the implementation of sanctions on Russia’s banking system and energy distribution has sent shockwaves through stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we take a look at renewed interest in defense stocks and at the long-term context of recent action in the price of oil.
Stock markets around the world have continued to retreat with major US indices falling back to levels not seen since last summer. Increasing tensions and the spiral into the open war between Russia and Ukraine which started overnight have been center stage, pushing pretty much everything else into the background. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we look at the recent breakdown by US indices as the current downswing deepens, and at the eternal tug-of-war battle between Growth and Value.
With the exception of a one-day relief rally, equity markets have continued to struggle, impacted by a number of cross currents. Much of the focus has been on the political tensions between Ukraine and Russia but in this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we take a look at current trends in the retail and leisure sectors.
Although there continues to be significant volatility in individual stocks and sectors, particularly around earnings reports, and most notably in the social media group lately, some of the overall headwinds that had been knocking equities down lately appear to be easing a bit. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we take out monthly look at sector scopes and at financials, particularly the insurance sector.
On the surface, it has been a better week for equity markets, particularly in the US and Europe, which finished January and started February off with strong rebound rallies. It remains unclear at this point, whether this upswing is the start of a significant turnaround for stocks or if it is a relief rally within an emerging downtrend. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we look at the implications across asset classes of a rising US Dollar, and at recent activity in energy markets.
It has been a tumultuous week for equity markets with several large intraday swings indicating a volatile environment. The prospect of interest rate increases in both the US and Canada, with both the Fed and the Bank of Canada hinting that they could start raising rates at their next meetings in March, sent investors fleeing from risk markets into defensive havens. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we take a look at the implications of a breakdown by the Russell 2000, and at the recent rise in US traded interest rates.
Although signs of distribution in equities have been emerging for several weeks, in the last week, downturns have become more decisive with breakdowns by the NASDAQ Composite indicating weakness in technology/communications stocks, and by the Russell 2000 indicating a broad-based aversion to small caps intensifying. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we dig deeper into the technology sector downturn, and at capital rotation into resource-sensitive emerging resource markets.
This year’s New Year’s rally, which extended the Santa Claus Rally that ran through the last ten days of 2021, has quickly come to a screeching halt. Investors appear to have quickly recognized that many of the issues which plagued sentiment in late November and early December not only haven’t gone away, they may actually be worsening. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we contrast recent action in the software and energy sectors as examples of rotation between equity market groups.
The Santa Claus Rally which started last week, has continued into this week but the initial rebound momentum has slowed. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we look at recent action in the Utilities sector and renewed interest in the UK market.
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