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AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/23/24 – 6/29/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 23-29, 2024 Inflation and GDP spark rate-cut chatter Last week was pretty quiet. The market meandered through mid-week as we awaited the final reading of first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) on Thursday plus inflation and payroll numbers for May on Friday. The final reading of first-quarter GDP…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/16/24-6/22/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 16-22, 2024 All hail Nvidia! Just when it couldn’t get any bigger — it did! Last week, Nvidia boasted a market cap larger than the combined stock market values of the UK, Germany and France. It also passed Microsoft and Apple as the highest-valued company in the…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/9/24-6/15/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 9-15, 2024 One and done Last week, we got word from the Federal Reserve that we might only get one rate cut before the end of 2024 and it will probably be in November or December. Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers were…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/2/24 – 6/8/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 2-8, 2024 Cool Summer? With school out and families gearing up for slower times this summer, it looks like they are going to have some company. The economy may be looking to get some time off and is cooling pretty quickly as well. And consumers are finally…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/26/24 – 6/1/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 26 – June 1, 2024 Weaker than expected Last week was all about economic weakness. We saw it on two fronts: the revised first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) number and several bond auctions. Although last week was a short one thanks to the Memorial Day holiday, there…
Read MoreFinancial Advice for Your Recent College Graduate
Download PDF Version It isn’t an easy time to be a young adult. Economic uncertainty, a softening job market and rising prices create challenges for college graduates who are just setting out on their own journeys toward independence. Overview Graduating from college should be an exciting time, but today’s graduates are launching into a particularly…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/19/24 – 5/25/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 19-25, 2024 Sizing things up The week started slowly, as expected, with markets mulling over the inflation data from the previous week and letting off a bit of steam as we recorded new all-time highs. Things picked up on Wednesday following the release of the Federal Reserve’s…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/12/24 – 5/18/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 12-18, 2024 New week, same concerns Inflation isn’t budging. The producer price index (PPI) for March was revised downward from its original reading of 2.1% to 1.8%. Then, final demand (PPI minus food, energy and trade services) increased by 3.1% for the 12 months ending in April.…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/5/24 – 5/11/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 5-11, 2024 Calm before the storm? Last week was quieter after the Federal Reserve meeting and the most recent jobs report. Markets resumed their upward march as the narrative of two to three rate cuts in 2024 was resuscitated. After a soft first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP)…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 4/28/24 – 5/4/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: April 28 – May 4, 2024 Fed stays put Expectations for a rate cut going into last week’s Federal Reserve meeting were practically zero. Markets were anxious to see what Chairman Jerome Powell’s post-meeting tone would be in light of continuingly stubborn and sticky inflation numbers. We are…
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