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The meeting takes place on the 30th and 31st, and.. [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/everyones-talking-about-the-fed) ## [Cautiously Optimistic or Confidently Bullish - The meaning behind the S&P's $3,000 mark](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/cautiously-optimistic-or-confidently-bullish-the-meaning-behind-the-sps-3000-mark) By: [Nathaniel Hoskin](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/nathaniel-hoskin) Jul 17, 2019 Today, as of 12:37 PM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 has a valuation of $2996.3. Yesterday, as well as the day before, the S&P sat just above the $3,000 mark,.. [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/cautiously-optimistic-or-confidently-bullish-the-meaning-behind-the-sps-3000-mark) ## [Why are investors taking on risk despite the red flags?](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/why-are-investors-going-risk-on-despite-the-red-flags) By: [Nathaniel Hoskin](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/nathaniel-hoskin) Jul 16, 2019 July has seen a return to form as investors take on more risk in light of a dovish fed and the trade truce. There has been a general exodus out of.. 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[Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/why-good-news-is-sinking-the-markets) ## [Quarterly Market Update - Q2 2019](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/quarterly-market-update-q2-2019) By: [Nathaniel Hoskin](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/nathaniel-hoskin) Jul 01, 2019 **In the markets:** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/quarterly-market-update-q2-2019) ## [This market rally may be the riskiest one yet](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/this-market-rally-may-be-the-riskiest-one-yet) By: [Nathaniel Hoskin](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/nathaniel-hoskin) Jun 27, 2019 **The current valuation of the S&P 500 and other indexes can only be justified if two things happen before 2020:** the Federal Reserve must lower the federal.. 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