Weekly Market Wrap, December 28-31

US Most major indexes set record highs over the course of the week but ultimately ended with mixed results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, the S&P 500 Index was up 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite was 0.1% higher. For the year, the Dow posted 7.3%...

Gold – 2020 Overview

Introduction – Gold has been considered a highly valuable commodity for a long time and is widely followed in financial markets around the world. Its most commonly quoted in US dollars and tends to increase as stocks and bonds decline. The metal holds its value...

Daily Market Wrap, December 28

US Stocks registered record new highs as President Trump finally signed the COVID-19 relief package and prevented an inevitable government shutdown. However, the President’s veto on the $740 billion defense bill was overridden by the House (Senate to vote later in the...

Weekly Market Wrap, December 21-24

US Stocks ended the holiday shortened week with mostly mixed results. The Dow rose 0.1%, the S&P 500 declined 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite increased 0.4%. Tech-heavy Nasdaq and the smaller-cap benchmarks reached new intraday highs, while the large-caps lagged....

Farm Commodities – Corn

Overview – Amidst the global pandemic the commodity sector has soared. Also agricultural investments may be of interest in Q1 for which a seasonality in price between December to January can historically can be identified. Corn is the most liquid and active...

Daily Market Wrap, December 23

US President Donald Trump vetoed a bipartisan defense policy bill on Wednesday and raised the prospect that the United States could face a government shutdown during a pandemic. If the spending package gets blocked, large parts of the U.S. government could start to...