Northwestern Mutual LOG IN CLAIMS MARKET COMMENTARY Financial markets are dynamic and awash in numbers and data. But how much of it is just noise? Northwestern Mutual's market commentary, written by our experts, simplifies the complexities of stocks, economics and policy to help you better understand our view about what's moving the market. WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY MARKET INSIGHTS QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY ASSET ALLOCATION WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Supply Chain Pressures Show Signs of Easing WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Despite Plenty of Tailwinds, Consumer Sentiment Sours November 15, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Market Fears Begin to Fade November 08, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Notch Records With Inflation at 30-year High November 01, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Inflation Sticking Around, but Patience Is Warranted October 25, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Power Higher as Q3 Earnings Ramp Up October 18, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS How to Avoid an Unwanted Tax Hit from Year-End Mutual Fund Distributions October 14, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Why We’re Looking Past a Sluggish Jobs Report October 11, 2021 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Take a Breather, But a Transitory One October 07, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY October Trading Opens on Positive Note October 04, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets in Holding Pattern as Several Uncertainties Come to a Head September 27, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Await Fed Chairman’s Comments on Inflation, Quantitative Easing September 20, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS Why the Federal Reserve May Taper Its Quantitative Easing Program September 17, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS How Success Breeds Greater Risk in an Investment Portfolio September 15, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Job Openings Reached a Record 10.9 Million in July September 13, 2021 ASSET ALLOCATION Why 3 Big Market Fears Aren’t as Worrisome as Advertised September 08, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Delta Variant May Already Be Exerting Max Impact September 07, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY September Could Prove Critical for Fed’s Taper Timeline August 30, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Rise as Economy Continues Seeking an Equilibrium August 23, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Welcome Tamer Inflation, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill August 16, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Trio of Worries Cool as Economic Data Remain Strong August 09, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Corporate Earnings Come in Well Ahead of Forecasts August 02, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS Don’t Let Fears of a Correction Derail Your Financial Plan July 30, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Delta Variant Could Claim Market Narrative in Days Ahead July 26, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Inflationary Pressures Likely to Wane in Months Ahead July 19, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS Is Dollar-Cost Averaging Better Than Lump-Sum Investing? July 13, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Data-Heavy Week Could Fuel Market Volatility July 12, 2021 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Labor Market, Productivity Gains Can Fuel Expansion for Some Time July 09, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Bolstered by Consumer Confidence, Job Growth July 06, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Eurozone Growth Accelerates to 15-year High June 28, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY A Fed Rate Hike by 2023? The Fed’s Pivot Doesn’t Change Our Outlook June 21, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Inflation Surges, But There’s More to The Story June 14, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS Crypto: What to Know  About the Buzz June 10, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY A New Economic Framework for the Road Ahead June 07, 2021 ASSET ALLOCATION Risks and Opportunity in a Post-Pandemic Economy June 07, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS How Active Fund Managers Turned the Tables June 02, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Data Mixed, Still Point Toward Broader Global Growth June 01, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Economic Recovery Gaining Momentum and Beginning to Expand Globally May 24, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Inflationary Pressures on the Rise, But Could Still Prove Temporary May 17, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Jobs Report a Blip on Overall Growth Trajectory May 10, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Economy Grows Stronger, Could Get More Stimulus May 03, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY As Recovery Gains Momentum, Questions Linger About Inflation and Taxes April 26, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Strong Reports Show Broadening of Economic Recovery April 19, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Balancing Current Robust Growth With Future Expectations April 12, 2021 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Descending From the “Easy Policy” Mountain Summit April 08, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY New Quarter Kicks Off With Solid Economic Momentum April 05, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Broad and Strong Trends Emerge as Quarter Ends March 29, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS A Year Later: What We Learned From the COVID-19 Recession March 23, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Economic Data Mixed as Fed Pledges Continued Support March 22, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS How Tax-Loss Harvesting Can Add Value to Your Investments March 17, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Signs of Future Inflationary Pressures Emerging as the Economy Continues to Reopen March 15, 2021 ASSET ALLOCATION The Markets and the Economy Are Connected March 09, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Economy Gains Strength as Services Sector Drives Job Growth March 08, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Rising Bond Yields Are a Sign Economic Recovery is Expanding March 01, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Data Point to Cyclical Uptick in Growth February 22, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Inflation Expectations Increase, Here’s Why That’s Okay February 15, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS How History Anticipated a COVID-19 Bounce Back February 11, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Data and Earnings Confirm Outlook for Broader Economic Recovery February 08, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Speculative Activity Does Not Alter Outlook for Economic Recovery February 01, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS The ‘Reddit Squeeze’ Doesn’t Change the Long-Term View January 29, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Manufacturing Momentum Builds to Open 2021 January 25, 2021 MARKET INSIGHTS 2021 Could Mark a Big Shift in Market Leadership January 20, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY With All Eyes on the Inauguration, Stay Focused on the Long Term January 19, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets, Democracy Unswayed by Capitol Chaos January 11, 2021 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Once in a Lifetime ... Same as It Ever Was January 11, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Georgia Runoffs in the Spotlight This Week January 04, 2021 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Jobless Claims Rise, But Hope Is on the Horizon December 21, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Brace for a Jam-Packed Week of News, Economic Data December 14, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY A Market Rotation Is On … Why That’s a Good Sign for the Economy December 07, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Dow Briefly Eclipses 30,000 as Optimism Reigns November 30, 2020 MARKET INSIGHTS How Northwestern Mutual Selects Investments for Clients November 30, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Balancing Challenges of Today With 2021 Optimism November 23, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Vaccine Hopes Buoy Markets November 16, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Stocks Open Week Strong on Pfizer’s Vaccine News November 09, 2020 MARKET INSIGHTS Election Day Perspectives: Our Experts Weigh In November 04, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY The Election and Markets: 5 Key Points to Remember November 02, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY More Positive Economic Signs Emerge, Despite Uncertainty October 26, 2020 MARKET INSIGHTS Elections and Markets: A Q&A with Northwestern Mutual Portfolio Managers October 23, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Retail Sales Impress Amid Concerns About a Second Wave October 19, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Stocks March in Line with Stimulus Negotiations October 12, 2020 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Climbing Out of the COVID-Induced Economic and Market Valley October 07, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Rise and Fall with Ins and Outs of Stimulus Talks October 05, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Presidential Debate, Jobs Report Could Yield Another Choppy Week September 28, 2020 MARKET INSIGHTS Avoid ‘Overweighting’ Election Outcomes When Investing September 24, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Health Officials, Fed Help Clear a Foggy Outlook September 21, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Sluggish, But the Recovery Marches On September 14, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Stocks Hit an Air Pocket as the Labor Market Mends September 08, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Consumers Spending Today, But Worried About Tomorrow August 31, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY S&P 500 Completes V-Shaped Recovery August 24, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Job Recovery Continues, But Relief Talks Stall August 17, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Unemployment Rate Falls While Political Tensions Rise August 10, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Big Tech Shines Amid Uncertain Climate August 03, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY After Sluggish Week, All Eyes on Stimulus, Earnings July 27, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Recovery Takes Shape, But Uncertainty Remains July 20, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY More Signs of Economic Recovery July 13, 2020 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Stocks Disconnected from Reality? Here’s Why Valuations Are Still Rational July 09, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Economic Data Continues to Exceed Tempered Expectations July 06, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Why the Weeks Ahead Are Critical for Markets June 29, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Economy Improves, Though Coronavirus Cases Reaccelerate June 22, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Stocks Pause, But Recovery Still on Track June 15, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Signs of Resilience in Uncertain Times June 08, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Stocks Continue to Look Past Turbulence June 01, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Markets Rise, and Fall, With Vaccine Headlines May 26, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Stocks’ Weekly Winning Streak Ends After Dose of Reality May 18, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Have We Reached the Bottom of the Economic Valley? Markets Seem to Think So May 11, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY As States Reopen, Market’s Attention Will Shift to Hard Data May 04, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY More Stimulus on the Way April 27, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Signs of Progress on 3 Key Fronts on the Coronavirus Pandemic April 20, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Fed Reaches Deeper into Toolbox as Unemployment Claims Surpass 16 Million April 13, 2020 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY 4 Markers We’re Watching for Coronavirus Progress April 08, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Coronavirus Crisis Enters a New Stage April 06, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY President Signs Largest U.S. Aid Package in History March 30, 2020 MARKET INSIGHTS Are Bond ETFs Passing the Test Right Now? March 24, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Fed Announces Major New Action to Cushion Economy, Stabilize Markets March 23, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Fed Cuts to Near Zero, President Announces Coronavirus Aid March 16, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Bond Yields, ‘Fear Gauge’ in Rare Territory March 09, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Our Broader Economic View as Virus Fear Pushes Markets Into a Correction March 02, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY How the ‘Boris Bounce’ Mirrors Our Global Outlook February 24, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Consumers, Small Businesses Feeling Good in 2020 February 17, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Jobs Data Shines While Virus Uncertainty Lingers February 10, 2020 WEEKLY MARKET COMMENTARY Market Volatility Returns on Heels of Virus Outbreak February 03, 2020 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Ever Changing ... Never Changing: A New Decade, Seismic Shifts and the Importance of Diversification January 09, 2020 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Peak Political Uncertainty October 10, 2019 QUARTERLY MARKET COMMENTARY Is It Too Late Now to Say Sorry? July 11, 2019 TAKE THE NEXT STEP Our advisors are here to give you more of the information you want, and the knowledge you never knew you needed. To get to your next goal, and the next. GET STARTED Find What You're Looking for at Northwestern Mutual Northwestern Mutual General Disclaimer Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. Life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with longterm care benefits are issued by The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI (NM). Longterm care insurance is issued by Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, (NLTC) a subsidiary of NM. 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