Wall Street’s high mark for stock market returns in 2024 keeps moving up. BMO Capital Markets chief investment strategist Brian Belski boosted his year-end price target for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) to 5,600 from 5,100 in a research note on Wednesday, noting that momentum in the market is “likely to persist.” Belski’s 5,600 target reflects
Stocks are facing a familiar problem. Even as earnings for the first quarter come in better than expected, the market has struggled to climb higher consistently as rising Treasury yields weigh on sentiment for equities, reminding investors of the period in 2023 when higher yields sent stocks crashing. “Higher rates are now a systemic problem
Rising bond yields have been a key catalyst for stock drawdowns over the past year. But higher rates haven’t always been bad for stocks. In an analysis going back to 1990, BMO Capital Markets chief investment strategist Brian Belski found the S&P 500 (^GSPC) delivered an average annual return of 7.7% in months when the