Markets Facing a Few Hurdles - NewsBreak

In general, 2021 has been a productive year so far for investors. Most major equity indexes in the U.S. and overseas are in positive territory year-to-date, and the global economy soldiers on despite persistent headwinds from Covid. Through most of the summer, U.S. markets were on cruise control, notching unspectacular but steady gains while avoiding any meaningful drawdowns. Then September arrived, and in the typical seasonal pattern for markets, things got a bit choppy. As I write this piece, the S&P 500 Index is down about 4% from its all-time highs reached in early September.