MARKET UPDATE: SECOND QUARTER 2023

MARKET UPDATE: SECOND QUARTER 2023

Stocks arguably defied expectations in the first half of the year. Major stock market indices made significant gains due to improving inflation, slowing Fed rate hikes, the absence of a recession, a more stable banking sector and a strong rally in tech stocks.

MARKET UPDATE: SECOND QUARTER 2022

MARKET UPDATE: SECOND QUARTER 2022

The second quarter of 2022 has been challenging, to say the least, for investors as markets responded negatively to shifting interest rates, supply chain snarls, inflationary pressures and geopolitical challenges.