Market Commentary

If the economic rebound and easing of the pandemic continue, The Fed will face increasing questions from the market about its plans for tapering, says Prudential’s chief market strategist.  

Prudential’s chief market strategist says there are increasingly positive signs that the economic recovery both domestically and abroad persists. The first-quarter earnings period will usher in a period in which fundamentals become the foremost issue while macro considerations become somewhat less important.

Quincy Krosby, Prudential’s chief market strategist, says figuring out where inflation ultimately lands, especially as the global economy struggles to reflate, remains a question, given the disparity of opinions and the historically unique circumstances.

Investors will have to absorb the consequences of too much liquidity and leverage in all pockets of the market, says Prudential’s chief market strategist.

As more vaccines become available, the economy— helped by additional fiscal spending— should also heal at a faster pace, says Prudential’s chief market strategist.

The detour the U.S. took in March is on the cusp of taking us back to the path we were on, slowly but surely, says Prudential's chief market strategist.

With acute uncertainty, heightened risk and wide dispersion on the horizon, markets might be headed toward a material inflection point.

For markets, a Trump win, or a Biden win with a Republican Senate, offers nearly the same backdrop: a business-friendly underpinning, says Prudential's chief market strategist.

While concerns remain, the market is squarely focused on getting to the other side of the pandemic and the continued reopening of the economy, says Prudential's chief market strategist.

While the worst may be over, the V-shaped recovery in the market and overall economic backdrop may be slowing, if not stalling, says Prudential's chief market strategist.