Week Ending 5/19/2023

MARKET RECAP

  • US stocks +1.70%, international +0.65%, bonds -1.32%.
  • The market continues up despite all the bad news and the consensus that it should go down.
  • Tech stocks are flying especially if they are connected to AI.
  • The Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) have now fallen for 13 straight months.
  • The debt ceiling is still not fixed with time running out.
  • BofA’s global fund survey shows managers expect a soft landing.

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