S&P 500 Closes Down For The Week After Fed Statement and Ping Pong Between Growth/Value Relative Leadership

Dec 17, 2021 • 5 Min Read

Key Takeaways

  • The S&P 500 closed at 4620.64 which is down from  4712 last Friday. The VIX settled at a pretty tame $21.57.
  • The Fed announced an accelerated tapering schedule this week and will now be done with asset purchases by mid-March, which brought up the expectations for the amount of rate hikes in 2022 to three.
  • The Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be highly virulent, but also less severe. 
We still see many indications that the “glass is half full” despite the myriad of risks developing for markets. Nonetheless, we still believe there is strength in the eco...

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