Weekly Global Perspectives

United States (US) stocks finished an overall strong week somberly on Friday, as the unexpectedly positive July jobs report was offset by the lack of a fifth COVID-19 fiscal stimulus bill and rising tensions between the United States and China.

Global stock markets delivered mixed results for the week. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite advanced, boosted by earnings of big technology companies; the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined.

Stocks retreated in a week marked by volatility. The major U.S. indexes declined, dragged down by rotations out of technology heavyweights that had been the biggest recent winners.

Stocks delivered mixed results for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 gained, whereas FAANGs pulled down the NASDAQ Composite.

U.S. stocks notched gains for the week as investors brushed aside coronavirus concerns. Market resilience appeared to rest on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will step up support if the economy slows again.

U.S. stocks posted solid gains in a holiday-shortened week; most overseas markets finished in the black. Positive June employment data helped optimism counterbalance simmering U.S.-China tensions and Covid-19 reacceleration.

U.S. stocks fell for the week as coronavirus cases surged; upbeat economic data somewhat countered the pandemic narrative but couldn’t quell rising volatility.

Stocks posted gains across the globe. Central bank policy and economic data set a positive tone, though markets faltered after Apple announced store closings due to rising coronavirus cases.

Stocks pulled back across the globe, breaking a three-week string of gains. Among the factors blamed were the disconnect between the market rally and the macroeconomic backdrop and an uptick in coronavirus infections.

U.S. equities posted a third straight week of strong gains. Beside a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report, the biggest tailwind was massive fiscal and monetary stimulus; investors also focused on upticks in monthly economic data.