Global Stocks Keep On Keeping On
By Horizon Investments A mixed week for the U.S. economy. On the plus side: The ISM non-manufacturing index (which measures business activity in…
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Strong Jobs Market Helps Stocks Gain Ground
By Horizon Investments Economic data out of the U.S. was mostly positive: Nonfarm payrolls, the ISM Manufacturing Index and initial jobless claims all…
Yields on the Rise, While Small-Caps Shine
Economic data out of the U.S. was mixed last week. While industrial production beat expectations, initial jobless claims and housing starts both…
U.S. Stocks Strong as Volatility Falls Sharply
By Horizon Investments Another mixed week on the global economic front. On the positive side in the U.S., wholesale inventories, initial jobless claims…
Mixed Economic Signals Keep Markets Range Bound
By Horizon Investments A somewhat fuzzy global economic picture developed last week. In the U.S., better-than-expected results were reported in terms of initial…
U.S. Economy Shows Strength
By Horizon Investments U.S. economic data was positive across the board last week. We saw better-than-expected results in key areas of the economy,…
The Need for Risk Mitigation
By Horizon Investments All investors eventually reach the stage where the goal they’ve been saving for finally comes into view. It could be…
Financials Shine as Bond Prices Fall
By Horizon Investments Economic data out of the U.S. last week was upbeat: Housing starts, retail sales and industrial production all came in…
Global Stocks Rise for the Week
By Horizon Investments Economic data coming out of the U.S. last week was disappointing. Initial jobless claims were higher than expected, while we…
Stocks Slump on Trump’s Tariff Talk
By Horizon Investments U.S. economic data disappointed last week, with initial jobless claims and the unemployment rate higher than expected. Additionally, factory orders,…
Fears of Trade War Put Pressure on Equities
By Horizon Investments It was an tough week for global stocks, and the worst weekly performance for U.S equities since January, 2016. For…
Stocks Soft Despite More Signs of Economic Oomph
By Horizon Investments Economic data in the U.S. was mostly positive last week. Employment data—including changes in nonfarm payrolls and initial jobless claims—came…
Strong U.S. Job Growth Overcomes Trade War Concerns, Pushes Stocks Higher
By Horizon Investments Although investors cheered a strong jobs report last week, economic data out of the U.S. was mixed overall. While nonfarm…
Tough Tariff Talk Spooks Investors, Boosts Demand for Bonds
By Horizon Investments Investors last week saw a mixed bag, economically. Initial jobless claims, consumer confidence, the ISM manufacturing index and personal income…