Weekly Commentaries
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 7/9/23 – 7/15/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: July 9 – 15, 2023 Rally continues as inflation drops Markets had a strong week, posting year-to-date highs as we topped 4,500 on the S&P 500. The primary driver for the continued rally? Anticipation (and then affirmation) of declining inflation readings. Remember last year? The Consumer Price Index…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 7/2/23 – 7/8/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: July 2 – July 8, 2023 Minute by minute The latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes were released last week. Members pretty much completely agreed on the need for additional rate hikes, virtually guaranteeing at least a 25-basis-point (.25%) increase at their next meeting on July 25 and 26.…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/25/23 – 7/1/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 25 – July 1, 2023 Fed chairman keeps sights set on potential rate increases Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell doubled down on talk of additional, consecutive interest rate increases in the coming months — forecasting a potential half-percentage-point increase through the end of 2023 as the Fed…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/18/23 – 6/24/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 18-24, 2023 Markets pause as summer officially starts and Powell weighs in After reaching 4,400 points at breakneck speed, the S&P naturally took a few steps back last week. Markets have slumped since the last Federal Reserve meeting, as they digested recent gains and consolidated at a…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/11/23 – 6/17/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 11-17, 2023 The 11th time is the charm! Stop, skip — or something else? As expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates alone last week after raising rates at its prior 10 meetings. Markets have been clamoring for a cessation in rate increases since the beginning of…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/4/23 – 6/10/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 4-10 The bull is back for the S&P 500 Last week was a quiet one for trading, and markets seemed to be holding their breath in the days leading up to this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Although it wasn’t a stellar performance week, the S&P 500 reached…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/28/23 – 6/3/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 28-June 3 Done deal! The debt ceiling drama finally ended last week with a deal that seemed to please no one. Of course, that’s the way compromise works — no one gets everything they want. The good news is we avoided a self-inflicted wound to our economy…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/21/23 – 5/27/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 21-May 27 Take it to the limit — one more time! “So put me on a highwayAnd show me a signAnd take it to the limit one more time” Remember the Eagles song? It must feature prominently on our elected officials’ playlists, because no matter how dire…
AE Wealth Management: Market Minute | 5/23/23
The Debt Ceiling’s Impact on Your Investments Should the U.S. raise the debt ceiling? That’s the debate currently raging in Congress. So far, both parties have remained firmly entrenched in their positions (Republicans — yes, but with provisions for spending cuts; Democrats — yes, with no provisions). Meanwhile, news outlets are reporting officials must act…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 7/16/23 – 7/22/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: July 16 – July 22, 2023 Rally continues as the market anticipates the July Fed meeting Last week was a strong one for the market, even though corporate earnings were mixed. (More on this in the next section.) Overall, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at new…