Vavruska Investment Group - Stifel

06/09/2023

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03/05/2023

06/22/2022

The 2022 Mid-Year Geopolitical Outlook

As is our custom, we update our geopolitical outlook for the remainder of the year as the first half comes to a close. This report is less a series of predictions as it is a list of potential geopolitical issues that we believe will dominate the international landscape for the rest of the year. It i...

06/21/2022

Weekly Market Perspectives | June 13 - June 17, 2022

The S&P 500 fell over the week as the Federal Reserve (Fed) surprised the market with a 0.75% rate hike following the higher-than-expected CPI inflation reading for May. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury briefly inverted as the 2-year Treasury reached a high of 3.43% ahead of the Fe...

06/14/2022

Market Pulse - June 13, 2022

Equities fell today, led by declines in the energy and real estate sectors.

06/13/2022

In this week’s , we take a step back to discuss how a variety of topics are connected and ultimately drive economic and market performance: https://stifel.info/SL061022

Connecting the Dots: Drivers of Market Performance - Sight|Lines

06/10/2022

Equities fell today, led by declines in the communication services and information technology sectors.

Sight|Lines Market Pulse - June 9, 2022

06/09/2022

Mineral Commodities in the World’s New Geopolitical Blocs

For many years, we’ve discussed how the United States has been backing away from its historical role as global hegemon, setting the stage for deglobalization and a fracturing of the world into separate geopolitical and economic blocs. In our Bi-Weekly Geopolitical Report from May 9, 2022, we provi...

06/08/2022

Monthly Market Perspectives | June 2022

The second reading of first-quarter 2022 GDP growth was revised to -1.5% from -1.4%.

06/07/2022

Weekly Market Perspectives | May 30 - June 3

The S&P 500 fell this past week. While there are concerns of a recession, the base case for the U.S. economy remains that of a slowdown. So far, the bright spots in the U.S. economy, such as the manufacturing sector, business investment, and the labor market, are being counterbalanced by price and w...

06/03/2022

In this week’s , we review the state of the consumer in this unusually volatile 2022: https://stifel.info/SL060322

The Consumer Remains Strong… For Now... — Sight|Lines

06/01/2022

Weekly Market Perspectives | May 23 - 27, 2022

The S&P 500 halted its seven week losing streak and posted strong gains, bringing its monthly return back into positive territory. Positive economic and earnings releases over the week provided relief to investors on the health of the consumer. The minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve (Fed)....