Weekly Market Commentary 03/30/2018
With the calendar turning to April, it’s time to shake off a forgettable quarter. During the period stocks suffered their first quarterly loss in more than two years amid heightened volatility, the economy’s growth engine sputtered, and tensions on the domestic as well as the geopolitical fronts ramped up considerably. If the headwinds are turning to tailwinds, as new Fed Chairman Jerome Powell recently opined, their positive effects have yet to materialize.
- DATE: March 30, 2018
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