Weekly Commentaries
AE Wealth Management: Market Minute — More Market Madness
More market madness After President Trump declared Wednesday as the U.S.’s “Liberation Day,” markets sold off hard on Thursday from fear the announcement would trigger a trade war. Those fears materialized somewhat, as China responded with 34% tariffs on U.S. imports and markets plunged once again to end the week.1 Are we done? It could…
AE Wealth Management: Market Minute — Tariff turbulence increases
Tariff turbulence increases Markets reacted strongly on Thursday, April 3 to new tariff announcements. The S&P 500 went back into correction territory while the Dow tumbled more than 1,400 points and the Nasdaq fell 5% for the day. Thursday’s decline, coupled with losses over the past two months, puts markets back at the levels they…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/23/25 – 3/29/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 23-29, 2025 Another rough week for stocks Last week started with a bit of hope — but the optimism didn’t last long. Investors initially thought President Donald Trump’s administration might go easy on the next round of tariffs, but on Wednesday, the president announced a hefty 25%…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/16/25 – 3/22/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 16-22, 2025 Market slide stops for now The market stopped its decline last week after briefly entering correction territory. There was no additional major news on tariffs, which had been the major reason given for the decline. Markets were looking for a reason to sell off based…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/9/25 – 3/15/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 9-15, 2025 Correction time Less than one month after hitting a new record high earlier in the first quarter, the S&P 500 entered correction territory last week.1 It has noted four consecutive weeks of negative returns, along with the Nasdaq and Russell 2000.2,3 The Dow has also…
AE Wealth Management: Market Minute 3/10/25 — Markets drop amid concerns around tariffs, consumer confidence, DOGE actions and a possible government shutdown
March hasn’t been good for markets. Since hitting an all-time high of 6,144 on Feb. 19, the S&P 500 slid to around the 5,600 mark on Monday.1 The Dow and NASDAQ have also experienced a significant sell-off in that timeframe.2,3 The initial reason for the downward slide was President Donald Trump following through on tariffs…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/2/25 – 3/8/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 2-8, 2025 Tariff tantrums Remember the market’s “taper tantrum” back in 2013?1 There’s a lesson here from our not-too-distant history. After investors learned the Federal Reserve was slowly putting the brakes on its quantitative easing (QE) program, the markets freaked out. The primary concern was that the…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 2/23/25 – 3/1/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: February 23, 2025 – March 1, 2025 Markets continue to stumble Last week was rough as markets fixated on negative news. The markets swooned as the administration announced tariffs would be imposed on Canada, Mexico and China on March 4, after it was determined not enough progress was…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 2/16/25 – 2/22/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Feb. 16-22, 2025 Markets post new records but retreat sharply to end week With markets closed last Monday for Presidents Day, the tug-of-war between tariffs and inflation versus earnings took a break as calm returned to the market in the first half of the week. We saw record…
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/30/25 – 4/5/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 30 – April 5, 2025 Liberation liquidation President Trump issued his tariff plan last Wednesday, which he proclaimed as U.S. “Liberation Day” and painted as a glorious day in American history.1 Hyperbole aside, the markets didn’t like the news and sold off hard on Thursday on fears…