2001 Charts of the Week
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- Fa La La La La: Holiday Labor Costs Rise
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted December 21, 2002
- Happy holidays from the ICMA-RC.
- Threepeat Unlikely
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted December 14, 2001
- While stocks have posted losses in consecutive years only eight times over the last 200 years, comparing the market’s current P/E ratio (24x) to its historical P/E ratio (15x) leads some to believe the market is still richly valued and that a recovery will be muted.
- Low Gas Prices Could Fuel Growth
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted December 7, 2001
- Excess oil supplies are pushing gas prices to levels unimaginable just a few months ago. These lower prices help lay the foundation for recovery.
- Leading Indicators Rise Two Consecutive Weeks
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted November 30, 2001
- The ECRI Weekly Leading Index traditionally leads recoveries. On the whole, the index’s recent increase is positive, however its six month growth rate is still negative indicating a recessionary environment.
- Still Overvalued?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted November 23, 2001
- Despite being down nearly 13% year-to-date and 25% since its March 2000 peak, some pundits still say the market is highly valued.
- What’s Driving Retail Sales?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted November 16, 2001
- While increases in retail sales in September and October of 2001 are impressive, they present something of a distorted view of consumer spending.
- Treasury Department Stops Issuing 30-Year Bonds
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted November 9, 2001
- Last Wednesday, the Treasury Department surprised the bond market by announcing it would discontinue issuing 30-year Treasury Bonds, commonly referred to as the “long bond.”
- Economic Output Contracts for First Time Since 1993
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted November 2, 2001
- This is the first contraction in more than eight years and offers the clearest evidence yet that we may be headed for a recession
- Morningstar Migration
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted October 26, 2001
- Just because a fund has only two stars doesn’t necessarily mean it is a “bad” fund; it may simply mean that the style to which it adheres is out of favor.
- Market Fluctuations Can Cause Allocation Drift
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted October 19, 2001
- Following the terrorist attacks, many reports highlighted the market’s reaction to previous crisis events. Historically, equity markets initially drop and then tend to recover and return to previous levels.
- Interest Rates Descend To Historic Lows
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted October 12, 2001
- The Federal Reserve has aggressively lowered short-term interest rates this year in an attempt to stimulate the economy.
- Is History Repeating?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted October 5, 2001
- Following the terrorist attacks, many reports highlighted the market’s reaction to previous crisis events. Historically, equity markets initially drop and then tend to recover and return to previous levels.
- Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted September 28, 2001
- The latest sentiment poll indicates more investment advisers are now negative than positive.
- The Greenback No Longer Provides Safe Haven
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted September 27, 2002
- Exacerbating an already prevalent trend, last week’s terrorist attacks had a negative effect on the US dollar versus major foreign currencies.
- Bond Trading Resumes and Yields Decline
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted September 14, 2001
- Summer Break
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted September 7, 2001
- Is it true that stocks go on vacation during the summer months?
- Reduction of Risk Over Time
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted August 31, 2001
- The market may fluctuate in the short-run but returns tend to stabilize in the long-run.
- In This Market Active Management Can Add Value to Value Investing
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted August 24, 2001
- Shunned during the dot.com frenzy, value investing is again in favor as investors have adopted an anti-growth bias.
- Foreign Currencies Appreciate Against the Dollar
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted August 17, 2001
- Fresh signs of persistent economic sluggishness in the U.S. and a recent report by the International Monetary Fund questioning the dollar’s stability pushed the Euro and Yen to recent highs against the U.S. dollar.
- The Economy is Still Expanding
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted August 10, 2001
- Second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose at an anemic 0.7% annual rate.
- Consumer Confidence Moves with the Market
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted August 3, 2001
- With rising jobless claims and moderating stock prices, the Consumer Confidence Survey has fallen considerably in the past twelve months.
- Small and Mid Cap Led the Way (Again)
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted July 27, 2001
- Investors showed a preference for small and mid-cap stocks in the second quarter
- Stealth Breadth
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted July 20, 2001
- Market indexes may be calculated on an equal-weighted basis; under this method all companies have an equal effect on performance.
- Will Falling Fuel Prices Energize the Economy?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted July 13, 2001
- Consumers and businesses have been feeling the effects of higher energy costs as prices of oil, gasoline, and natural gas have risen sharply over the past year.
- Second Quarter 2001 In Review
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted July 6, 2001
- Second quarter stock returns are sure to provide welcome relief to weary investors.
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