Financial News and Portfolio Management Discussion through June 6th

Stocks continued to surge to start June on positive economic news and optimism over the reopening of global economy. The S&P 500 gained 4.9% and the Dow jumped 6.8% for the week.  The S&P 500 is just 1.1% short of where it started the year.  Abroad, the FTSE All World Ex US rose 7.4% for the week.  The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose as investors moved away from safe havens finishing the week at 0.90% up from 0.65%, the previous week.

US employers unexpectedly added 2.5 million jobs in May, the most on record, while a loss of 8.3 million was expected. The unemployment rate fell from 14.7% in April to 13.3% in May.  Economists had estimated it could reach 20%.

The total number of Americans now receiving unemployment benefits rose to 21.5 million.

US manufacturing continued to contract in May, but the pace of contraction slowed.

Manufacturing activity in China expanded in May, however evidence suggests growth is starting to stall.

China’s services sector returned to strong growth in May, while other developed countries, including the US, still declined, but at a lesser pace.

The Fed expanded the municipalities allowed to borrow directly from the Fed’s lending program.

The ECB significantly increased its bod buying program to $1.52 trillion moving it more in line with the Fed.

There is no guarantee that any investment strategy, including those described here, will be successful. Any investment or investment strategy can lose money. Past performance does not guarantee or predict future results. You should not assume that any discussion or information contained herein serves as the receipt of, or as a substitute for, personalized investment advice from Raffa Wealth Management, LLC. This information was gathered from reliable sources, but we cannot guarantee accuracy. Indexes do not reflect the fees associated with actual investments and such fees would reduce the performance illustrated. Source: FMG Suite, LLC.
Bookmark this page