Weekly Commentaries
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 10/8/23 – 10/14/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Oct. 8-14, 2023 Markets quietly come back Despite the conflict in Israel, markets rallied early last week, and the potential for added turmoil in the Middle East had not had any measurable impact on the markets through the middle of the week. The Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 10/1/23 – 10/7/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Oct. 1-7, 2023 The market, jobs, economy and the Fed Markets continued to slump last week as bond rates hit levels we haven’t seen in 16 years. Suddenly, a five-year treasury yielding 4.7% isn’t so bad when compared to the volatility of the stock market. Whether we like…
AE Wealth Management: Market Minute | 10/03/23
Markets drop as bond yields hit 16-year highs Markets experienced increased volatility today, pushed downward as bond yields reached 16-year highs. Recessionary fears and uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s next moves regarding interest rates seem to be fueling anxiety. Congressional drama resulting from the fallout from the budget extension is also driving markets. Some members…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 9/24/23 – 9/30/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Sept. 24 – 30, 2023 September is a sour month for markets The month of September is historically a rough month for markets — and this year was no exception. Rising gas prices and high mortgage rates weighed on markets throughout the month. Then the prospect of a…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 9/17/23 – 9/23/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Sept. 17 – 23, 2023 He’ll “know it when he sees it” The Federal Reserve didn’t raise rates last week but left the door open for one more rate hike in the final two meetings of 2023. This was widely expected, but markets still didn’t like Chairman Jerome…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 9/10/23 – 9/16/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Sept. 10 – 16, 2023 Inflation is sticking around The latest consumer price index (CPI) and producer price index (PPI) numbers came in higher than expected last week, signifying that inflation continues to persist. Despite the speed at which the Federal Reserve raised rates over the past year,…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 9/3/23 – 9/9/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Sept. 3 – 9, 2023 The economy is hanging in there Stocks closed lower last week, even as the latest data shows the U.S. is still doing well from an economic standpoint. Not a lot of new numbers were released, but the ones that were generally surprised on…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 8/27/23 – 9/2/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Aug. 27 – Sept. 2, 2023 No major damage from Jackson Hole Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments from the Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, didn’t really change the overall mood of the markets, although he was pretty hawkish. At last year’s summit, Powell basically killed any…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 8/20/23 – 8/26/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Aug. 20-26, 2023 Mixed signals lead to mixed returns Markets didn’t know which direction to go last week as they tried to decide which had more weight: the good news or the not-so-good news. On the good side, the labor market appears strong, as the weekly jobless claims…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 10/15/23 – 10/21/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: October 15-21, 2023 Gloomy headlines push markets down Markets slid last week amid ongoing geopolitical concerns and tough talk from Federal Reserve officials. The S&P 500 had its biggest weekly decline in a month, while the Nasdaq slid back to four-month lows. But let’s back up. Stocks opened…