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…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: November 10-16, 2024 Markets moved up quickly, but they’ve stalled for now The market took a bit of a breather last week after spiking upward immediately after the election. The Dow pierced 44,000 points, the S&P 500 hit 6,000, and the Nasdaq rose above 19,000 for the first…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: November 3-9, 2024 What a week. November has been a whirlwind so far — and we’re not even halfway through. The first week of the month brought lots of big data, including third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), the latest inflation report and updated jobs numbers. But all that…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: October 27-November 2, 2024 A wild ride to close out October After nearly a month of waiting for Israel to respond to the Iranian missile attack on Oct. 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck military installations in Iran,1 including military missile defense and production facilities. It was…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Oct. 20-26, 2024 Dude, where’s my rate cut? Just five weeks after the Federal Reserve’s jumbo rate cut of 50 basis points (0.50%), the 10-year Treasury yield has climbed from 3.74% to just below 4.25%. The 50-basis-point increase in market rates appears to have undone the Fed’s efforts.1…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Oct. 13-19, 2024 The only “October surprise” so far has been a record-setting stock market run Markets continue to defy historical trends. After a pretty good September, the good vibes have continued into the first three weeks of October. Records are being set, and two months that have…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: October 6-12, 2024 Another week, another record high The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high last week, the 45th time it’s done that in 2024.1 The Dow also saw a new high, after the earnings season kicked off in a positive way.2 Banks like JPMorgan Chase and…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2024 Jobs data points to fewer cuts by end of year After the Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut in over two years, all eyes are now on how many more cuts we will see, how soon we can expect them and whether the…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Sept. 22-28, 2024 Market defies September tradition The Federal Reserve delivered its long-awaited rate cut on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Markets paused initially and then surged in the two days following the announcement, then posted new highs in the first half of last week. We took a step back…

Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Sept. 15-21, 2024 The Fed finally cuts rates The Federal Reserve finally delivered the long-awaited rate cut last Wednesday. The Fed began raising rates in March 2022 from zero, paused for a month in June 2023, and hit us with a final 25-basis-point (0.25%) hike at the July…