Category: Quarterly Economic Updates

Oakworth Capital Bank’s Investment Committee predicted the 2nd Quarter of 2021 would expand on the 1st Quarter’s strong growth and market returns. Frankly, given the tailwinds in the US economy, this was an easy prediction which…

Oakworth Capital Bank’s Investment Committee predicted the 1st Quarter of 2021 would set the tone for the markets for the remainder of the year. This had nothing to do with the NFC winning the Super Bowl…

While all years go down in the history books, by definition, 2020 will do so with an exclamation point. No one could have predicted the 12 months we all just lived through. We had a pandemic,…

At the start of the 3rd Quarter, Oakworth’s Investment Committee made several predictions for the quarter. Here are a few of them: After a better than expected 2nd Quarter, investors will be anxious to see how…

At the start of the 2nd Quarter, Oakworth’s Investment Committee made a number of predictions for the quarter. Here are a few of them: Analysts and investors will have a hard time putting a comfortable valuation…

As you know, the coronavirus derailed the longest US economic recovery/expansion on record AND stopped the bull market cold in its tracks. Let’s hope investors regain and keep their composure in the 2nd Quarter. Also, let’s…

A Quick Look Back at Another Good Quarter and a Fantastic Year   At the beginning of 2019, we told clients to expect a decent, positive year in the markets with one caveat: it would probably…

The 3rd Quarter of 2019 was almost a copy of the 2nd, only slightly less so. Both had bad months (August and May) sandwiched in between a couple of good months. However, May was worse than…

The 2nd Quarter of 2019 wasn’t quite as strong as the 1st, but the markets still managed to post solid absolute returns. After a horrible month in May, investors climbed back on the rally bandwagon in…