Financial Update: Week of December 16, 2024 Major U.S. equity indexes traded in a mixed fashion last week as investors interpreted fresh November consumer and wholesale pricing inflation data. Strength was featured in tech last …
Labor Goldilocks and S&P 500 Record
Financial Update: Week of December 9, 2024 Major U.S. equity indexes traded mixed, yet mostly higher last week courtesy of a “just right” monthly employment report, with tech leading the way throughout December's first week of …
Monthly check-in: Holidays & S&P 500 Positive Days
Financial Update: Week of December 2, 2024 Hope all is well with you. Pending elections, “higher” interest rates, and labor market questions, there was a bit of uncertainty heading into November. But that uncertainty was …
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Weekly Check-In: Long-Term Investors Are Thankful
Financial Update: Week of November 25, 2024 I hope your holiday week is off to a great start! Last week was positive for major U.S. stock indexes, a stark contrast to the previous week. What were investors thinking last …
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Weekly Check-in: Inflation Interpretation, Rate Cut?
Financial Update: Week of November 18, 2024 Hope all is well with you. Major U.S. stock indexes digested monthly inflation data last week, and market participants reacted to comments made by Fed Chair Powell. There was plenty …
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FYI – Election, Fed Meeting, and Stock Market All-Time Highs
Financial Update: Week of November 11, 2024 Last week was rewarding for long-term investors, with election results and a Fed meeting providing the catalysts to boost several major stock indexes to all-time highs. With so much …
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Mixed Data Into November Election
Financial Update: Week of November 4, 2024 As we enter November, here is an overview of October market and economic developments. After all, there was no shortage of market activity in October, with corporate earnings, a …
Trick or Treat for S&P 500?
Financial Update: October 28, 2024 I hope your week is off to a great start! As we approach the end of the month and Halloween, the U.S. financial markets are in for quite a week. This week has it all — mega-cap tech earnings, …