Click on the Chapters link below for ordering information. Archive Fidelity's Week in Review updates are an excellent source of information for the investor looking for timely, insightful commentary that explains what has happened, but also probes the question of why it happened. It's been a tough first half for 2001. Further global profit warnings coupled with Federal Reserve rate cuts. Equity markets remain sensitive as mixed economic data subdues investor sentiment.
Stock markets succumb to worries over profits and economic growth.
The fifth cut in U.S. interest rates in five months boosted sentiment in a broadly positive week for equity markets. Global stock markets continued to experience high levels of volatility. Global equity markets fell heavily during the week. Technology stocks volatile in a mixed week for equities. Calls for Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates further.