The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | May 15, 2017

Donald Trump stole the show once again last week, as he fired FBI Director James Comey, causing a huge backlash and another round of Russian-related accusations from his opposition. The announcement triggered a small sell-off on Wall Street, even after the favorable result of the French Presidential election. Tech stocks, led by Apple (AAPL), pulled…

The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | May 8, 2017

  Wall Street had a quiet and mixed week following the euphoric post-French-election surge, as the usually impactful Fed meeting and jobs report didn’t get traders very excited. The FOMC did not cause any major surprises this month, leaving the benchmark rate unchanged, while the robust employment numbers were was also largely in line with…

The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | May 1, 2017

The aftermath of the French election saw a rush back into “risk-on” assets globally, as investors removed their hedges against the “doomsday-scenario” in Europe. The projected victory of Macron, the Centrist candidate, caused a huge sigh of relief, as the anti-EU forces seem to be losing. The rosy earnings reports of the week also gave…