Weekly Commentaries
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 1/5/25 – 1/11/25
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.…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/29/24 – 1/4/25
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…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/22/24 – 12/28/24
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…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/15/24 – 12/21/24
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…
AE Wealth Management: Market Minute 12/18/24 — Markets Pull Back in Response to Fed Announcement
Market Minute December 18, 2024 Markets experienced steep declines Wednesday, with the Dow falling 1,123 points, the S&P 500 losing 2.9%, and the Nasdaq sliding 3.6%.1 These one-day losses rattled investors as the Federal Reserve revealed a more conservative approach to interest rate cuts for 2025. The Fed announced its third rate cut of the…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/8/24 – 12/14/24
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…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/1/24 – 12/7/24
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…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 11/24/24 – 11/30/24
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…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 11/17/24 – 11/23/24
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: November 17-23, 2024 Markets resume their advance The markets resumed their upward march last week, recouping much of the previous week’s losses and closing in on record highs. It appeared markets shrugged off comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding the potential slowing or decreasing of rate…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 1/12/25 – 1/18/25
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…