
First Quarter Market Update: More Fed Hikes and A Banking Crisis
Markets bounced back into positive territory in the first quarter of 2023 after posting difficult double-digit declines in 2022.
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Markets bounced back into positive territory in the first quarter of 2023 after posting difficult double-digit declines in 2022.
The year 2022 never had a chance of success as witnessed by the first week of trading that saw record new highs in early January erased within days, followed by a correction (-10%) and a bear market (-20%) in equities in a short period of time.
Last year, we titled our outlook piece “Year of Fed Tightening” and put the focus on the Federal Reserve because we believed it held the majority of control over the path of the economy and the markets.
Equity markets stayed positive all month despite slowing economic data and muted earnings reports. All major U.S. equity indexes were up with the only negative monthly return seen in emerging markets, down -3.1%.
Equity markets already had the worst first half start in over 50 years, and after a late summer rebound, the S&P 500 found a new low by quarter-end. During the quarter, markets looked to the Fed’s harsher stance on combatting inflation and got less optimistic about a Fed rate pause and achieving a soft economic landing.
Equity markets had a good month as corporate earnings came in better than feared from some of the bellweather names like Apple, Amazon, and United Healthcare.
Equity markets had the worst first half start in over 50 years with the S&P 500 dipping more than 20% below its record high in early January due to a variety of foreign and domestic factors.
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Major indexes across the globe fell into correction territory on worries of inflation and geopolitical aggression.
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The major indexes suffered from a steep sell-off throughout January, bringing both the NASDAQ and the Russell 2000 into correction territory
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