Editor's Choice for the Week of November 2, 2009: Volatility and Voting, the Fed and Jobs

Now that we know we’re out of the recession, following last week’s GDP report, which found that the economy expanded 3.5% in the third quarter, why is there still so much volatility, and where are the jobs?

This week advisors and their clients will be watching market volatility early–the Dow fell 249 points on October 30 following a 200 point upswing on October 29, leaving it unchanged for the month–while in the middle of the week the FOMC will be meeting, and on Friday the October jobs report will be released (with Congress’s Joint Economic Committee holding hearings on those numbers right after their release Friday morning, November 6).

Also likely to move markets this week is the fallout from the CIT bankruptcy on November 1, and earnings reports from Berkshire Hathaway (maybe), Hartford Financial Services and Prudential Financial, and Nasdaq OMX.

The full House and Senate are in session this week, and on November 3, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee holds hearings on the higher health costs faced by small businesses.