This week The Market Commentators discuss how markets and the economy might respond to a 2nd wave of covid-19: is another lockdown possible? Is more stimulus on the way? And how significant are the advances in treatments? Plus we debate which economic forecasts we trust the most.

This week The Market Commentators grapple with whether we’re in the midst of a new bull market. We discuss the rally in airlines, cruise lines, energy, and REITs; the risks posed by the pandemic accelerating in other countries; TINA and FOMO; and the prospects of a significant stock market pullback in the weeks ahead.

This week The Market Commentators discuss the disconnect between Wall Street and the US economy; how that disconnect might be resolved; the primary reasons the VIX remains elevated; the wide-ranging impacts of the Federal Reserve’s stimulus; and several other topics.

This week The Market Commentators discuss the continued surge in equity markets; the economic risk posed by rising tensions with China; why the difference between new unemployment claims and continuing unemployment claims matters; and how the record-breaking numbers of new brokerage accounts being opened could lead to trouble for the stock market down the road.

This week The Market Commentators discuss Monday’s stock market rally; optimism about Moderna’s potential vaccine; record corporate bond issuance in April; why extreme volatility is still present in markets; and some practical steps investors can take right now (hint: Roth IRAs look very attractive).

This week on The Market Commentators we discuss how the NASDAQ has outperformed other stock market indexes; April’s unemployment numbers; a potential return to normalcy in fixed income markets; why the decision to buy or sell equities should be based on an individual’s investment horizon and risk tolerance; and we grapple with the always controversial question about markets – is this time different?

This week The Market Commentators discuss Warren Buffet’s recent actions, conditions in the bond market, the possibility of rising inflation, and where value stocks might fit into an investor’s portfolio.

Link to Stat's Covid-19 treatment tracker: https://www.statnews.com/feature/coronavirus/drugs-vaccines-tracker/

This week’s episode of The Market Commentators podcast examines the stock market’s rally in April, coronavirus treatment developments, municipal bonds, federal stimulus pros and cons, and diversification.