According to a well-known company, stocks will experience hell this year. But a different kind of asset is said to…
Everyone is worried about 2023. On the other hand, its beginning did not bring such major problems. But according to a well-known company, this is a false signal that we must not be fooled by. The stock is going to hell!
The Dow Jones industrial index ended the week down 2.7%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.7%. However, the index is still up 3.5% this year and the Nasdaq Composite, which rose 0.55% last week, gained an even more impressive 6.4% in January.
But here's the weird thing... The communications services and consumer staples sectors of the S&P 500 are crushing the market, each up at least 5% since the beginning of the year.
In contrast, defensive consumer staples, utilities and health care stocks have fallen more than 2%. If investors are worried about a recession, it should be just the opposite.
It is too early to make such bets. Federal Reserve policy is notorious for operating…