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Guy LeBas February 26, 2021
A steady selloff in the interest rate markets accelerated in the last two weeks, pushing yields to their highest level in 12 months and fueling apparent dislocations in other financial markets as well.
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Dan Wantrobski February 26, 2021
Seemingly unstoppable U.S. equity markets continue to press to new secular highs as the benchmark S&P 500 closes in on the 4,000 mark.
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Michael Halloran February 22, 2021
Last week’s economic releases sent a confirmation signal for what the stock market has been indicating with its recent record highs—the economy is making a strong recovery from the pandemic shock.
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Michael Halloran February 22, 2021
Given today’s historically low interest rates, we are continuously being asked about the best options for generating portfolio income. This piece reviews important income-generating asset classes and includes ideas from various Janney disciplines, including the Investment Strategy Group, Wealth Management, and Capital Markets.
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Gregory M. Drahuschak February 18, 2021
What would you do with an extra $600 million? In many cases, it may be inappropriate to call recently received stimulus checks extra, but it is clear they prompted recipients to spend.
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Michael Halloran February 16, 2021
Stocks made record highs again last week and continue to benefit from better-than-expected corporate profits, lower COVID infection rates, an accelerating vaccine rollout, and the promise of additional fiscal stimulus from the Biden administration.
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Gregory M. Drahuschak February 16, 2021
The concept of creative destruction—out with the old and in with the new and innovative—sounds appealing, but no matter how promising change might appear to be, the process can be threatening. Change becomes even more problematic when the pace accelerates.
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Michael Halloran February 8, 2021
Improving business surveys, good news on lower infection rates, potential additional vaccine manufacturers, and better-than-expected corporate profitability support our positive outlook for 2021.
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Gregory M. Drahuschak February 8, 2021
By the close Friday, February 5, 2021, slightly more than half of the S&P 500 had reported calendar fourth-quarter earnings.
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Mark Luschini, Guy LeBas and Gregory M. Drahuschak February 8, 2021
Janney's analysts discuss inflation and stock trends.
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Mark Luschini, Guy LeBas and Gregory M. Drahuschak February 4, 2021
Janney's analysts discuss the global pandemic's impact on the economy.
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Gregory M. Drahuschak February 3, 2021
Although it easily is overlooked, the value of a nation’s currency can exert wide-ranging economic influence.
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Michael Halloran February 1, 2021
Market volatility increased last week with stocks having their worst week since October and finishing down for the month of January.
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Mark Luschini, Guy LeBas and Gregory M. Drahuschak January 28, 2021
Janney's analysts discuss the global pandemic's impact on the economy.
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Gregory M. Drahuschak January 28, 2021
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided $2.2 trillion to consumers as a spending bridge to get through virus-induced shutdowns that ravaged businesses and employment.
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Guy LeBas January 27, 2021
Fed Chair Jay Powell was not shy about sharing his opinions on the economic and policy outlook just two weeks ago in his microwave-side chat.
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Gregory M. Drahuschak January 27, 2021
The Consumer Confidence Index generally is considered to be a reliable measure of consumer sentiment, but despite its expectations component, it largely reflects what we already know.
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Michael Halloran January 25, 2021
Housing and manufacturing conditions suggest a sustainable economic recovery remains in place, despite the surging virus and the impact it is having on consumer’s ability to spend.
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Gregory M. Drahuschak January 22, 2021
Investors commonly seek signs they hope can provide guidance as to the equity market’s likely path, but as seasoned investors know well, no single item has the prognostication accuracy to be relied upon in every instance.
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Mark Luschini, Guy LeBas and Gregory M. Drahuschak January 21, 2021
Janney's analysts discuss the global pandemic's impact on the economy.