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2021 has been a historic year for the economy and stock market. Economic activity is recovering at a once-in-a-lifetime pace as businesses expand and consumers spend.
Please find below our quarterly market review and commentary for the 2nd quarter of 2021. This is a new format - we hope you find it helpful.
After weeks of grandstanding, posturing, and wrangling, it looks like a bipartisan infrastructure deal that both parties can live with is in the works.
Each of the major indices bounced back from last week's losses and rose more than 2.0% this week, showcasing that the buy-the-dip strategy was still alive and well.
As many have been anticipating, the Fed has moved up the timeline for its first post-pandemic rate hike. Much has changed since the Fed cut rates to zero and began expanding its balance sheet in early 2020.
The S&P 500 (-1.9%) and Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%) started the week at record highs, but the benchmark index ended the week down 2% as value/cyclical stocks sold off after the Fed's policy meeting.
Last week, the S&P 500 reached another new all-time high while the NASDAQ and Dow Jones Industrial Average each finished within one percent of record levels.
Monday to Wednesday was a tease for market participants in that the S&P 500 narrowly missed out on an all-time closing high in every session.
Just as it has across history, the Federal Reserve played a central role in the crisis and recovery of the past 18 months.
The stock market ended the first week of June on a higher note with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq advancing a respective 0.7%, 0.6%, and 0.5%.
For some, it may feel as if financial markets are more uncertain than ever. But, you have to admit it's been a pretty good year for investors.
This is our Global Market and Economic Update for June 2021 featuring recent performance of global stocks and economic data.
The travel industry has begun to see growing demand as we head into summer. However, not all travel will be the same, as much of the demand is directly related to the COVID-19 vaccine and reduced CDC restrictions.
The central issue for many investors continues to be inflation. Prices are rising for some everyday goods and services as well as for important commodities.
This week featured a lot of churn and rotation between growth and value stocks, which made for a lackluster performance at the index level.

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