Month: March 2026
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 8-14, 2026 Conflict and oil prices drive markets downward Epic Fury, the sustained bombing campaign of Iran by the U.S. and Israel that began on February 28, isn’t showing any signs of letting up.1 Based on everything we’re seeing, Iran’s leadership has been decapitated. Iran appointed the…
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 1-7, 2026 Iran conflict, oil prices send stocks lower and bond yields higher We focus on financial data or earnings most of the time, and most of the time the markets ebb and flow whichever way the data dictates. But when you have a geopolitical shock, all…
Markets under pressure from jobs miss and oil spike Two big stories drove market volatility on Friday, March 6. And they’re pulling the Federal Reserve in opposite directions. First, jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics February employment report came in far below expectation.1 Consensus was for +60,000 new jobs; the actual number was -92,000. Last…
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Markets react to strikes on Iran Over the weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint military operation targeting key Iranian leadership. Iran’s supreme leader, who had been in power since the late 1980s, was among those killed. This is a significant geopolitical development, and it’s already having a short-term effect on markets. Some of…
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Feb. 22-28, 2026 Markets had another rough week The fallout from the Supreme Court’s Feb. 13 decision about the president’s use of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and continued AI worries took a bite out of markets last Monday. And things didn’t get much…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/15/26 – 3/21/26
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 15-21, 2026 Markets struggle as “war premium” weighs on investors Wall Street started last week on a cautiously optimistic note. The S&P 500® climbed 1% on Monday — its best single-day gain since the conflict began — as crude oil prices briefly retreated toward $93 per barrel.1,2…
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