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See our recap of January's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 38.94 The Vix, a measurement of volatility in the S&P 500, reached as high as 38.94 in intraday trading during January, the highest it had been since Octobe...

See our recap of December's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 9.6 The FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT index gained 9.6% in December, capping an excellent year for the real estate market in which the index gained 41.30%. 6.8 T...

See our recap of November's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 20.81The spot price for a barrel of crude oil fell by 20.81% in the month of November after hitting multiyear highs the previous month, due to concerns about t...

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 10.94 The leading sector in the S&P 500 for October was Consumer Discretionary, with a 10.94% return. 9.53 The S&P 500 closed at a new all-time high on f...

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers -4.65 The S&P 500 Total Return had a -4.65% return in the month of September, its first negative return since January. The index is positive 15.92% year-to-d...

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 50 Bitcoin topped $50,000 in August before finishing the month at $47,070. The flagship cryptocurrency (along with many other digital coins) has been on an impre...

See our recap of July's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers -8.27% The energy sector was the worst performer in July, losing 8.27%. The decline was due both to the fears of future lockdowns caused by the Delta variant of Co...

See our recap of June's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 14.6% The S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller home price index showed a year over year increase in home prices of 14.6% in April. This is the highest reading since the ...

See our recap of May's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 13.2% The Case-Shiller Index, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, gained 13.2% in March, according to data released in May. This is the largest increase since ...

See our recap of February's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 45.8% As of April 30, FactSet reports the first quarter year over year earnings growth for companies in the S&P 500 was on track to be 45.8%. This is nearl...