Posts Tagged ‘AE Wealth Management’

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: January 19-25, 2025 Was it something he said? Markets continued their advance last week after being closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on Monday — the same day that the new Trump administration assumed office in Washington, D.C. As soon as markets opened on Tuesday,…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Jan. 12-18, 2025 Markets perk up ahead of the inauguration After a fresh dose of optimism, some strong earnings and the inflation reports for December (which weren’t great but also weren’t horrible), the markets took off last week and reversed the recent slide to close out their best…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Jan. 5 – 11, 2025 Holiday joy didn’t linger into January Well, that was not an auspicious beginning to the year. The U.S. stock market retreated in the first full week of 2025 after starting off on an optimistic note due to speculation about softer Trump administration tariffs.…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 29, 2024 – Jan. 4, 2025 Markets limp into 2025 After ending its best two-year stretch from 1997 to 1998, the markets began 2025 much the same way they ended 2024.1 As we closed out the year, we expected money managers to engage in some profit-taking and…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 22-28, 2024 Markets lose some fizz after Christmas The market found its footing after the disappointment following the most recent Federal Reserve meeting. We recovered most of the losses and were right back to the levels we were at just prior to the Fed telling us not…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 15-21, 2024 You’re a mean one, Mr. Powell Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell played the Grinch last week by signaling the Fed would be less aggressive in its approach to lowering interest rates in the coming year, even though it delivered an anticipated quarter-point (0.25%) cut at…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 8-14, 2024 Nasdaq closes above 20,000 As we forecasted a few weeks ago in this commentary, the Nasdaq closed above 20,000 points before year-end, driven primarily by Big Tech.1 Still, last week was mostly weak as we were down four out of five days. Despite those down…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 1-7, 2024 Markets providing early holiday joy It was hard to find anything to complain about last week, unless the suddenly colder weather made the low-tire light on your dashboard come on. But is that really a problem — or do we just need something to complain…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: November 24-30, 2024 Has the Santa Claus rally started? The market continued to climb during the short trading week, with only an interruption on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure showed inflation is moving sideways.1 This data sparked debate (again) about the pace and magnitude of…