US economy and stock market analysis: Chart of the week

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Summer stock doldrums

Q3 is typically the lowest-performing quarter for stocks, based on average quarterly price returns for the S&P 500 and Russell 2000. For example, the S&P 500 has averaged just 0.5% from July through September. That compares with greater than 2% gains for all other quarters. Of course, historical trends may be immaterial in this market, given the unique pressures of the global pandemic.

Source: CFRA, S&P Global, as of June 29, 2020. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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The S&P 500^® Index is a market capitalization–weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent US equity performance.

The Russell 2000 Index is a market-cap weighted small-cap stock market index of the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.

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