Inflation Moderates, Correction Territory
Financial Update: Week of March 17, 2025 Hope you are doing well. Last week brought heavy news flow out of Washington (shutdown averted!), while monthly inflation data showed some cooling. Amid all of the headlines, now is a good time to share an overview of what happened and what’s ahead. Read on for a bite-sized…
Tariff Uncertainty, Payrolls Miss
Financial Update: Week of March 10, 2025 Hope you are doing well. Last week brought heightened uncertainty over tariffs and their ultimate effects, along with a jobs number that fell short of expectations. Read on for a bite-sized summary of what you should know heading into a new week. Weekly Stock Index Performance Major U.S.…
Tariff Talk Dominates, Spring Ahead
Financial Update: Week of March 3, 2025 Last month brought some warm inflation readings and continuing tariff talks, which contributed to potential economic uncertainty. That makes the start of the new month a good time to share an overview of what happened and what’s ahead. Read on for a monthly summary of what you should…
S&P 500 highs, Uncertainty
Financial Update: Week of February 24, 2025 Hope you are doing well. Last week brought fresh S&P 500 closing highs early in the week, with economic uncertainty dominating mood and headlines as the week progressed. Read on for a bite-sized overview of what you should know. Weekly Stock Index Performance Major U.S. stock market indexes…
Inflation Sticky, Fed Waiting on Cuts
Financial Update: Week of February 17, 2025 Hope you are doing well. Last week brought more sticky consumer inflation and a Fed message indicating a holding pattern on rate cuts, making it an opportune time to share an overview of what happened and what’s ahead. Read on for a bite-sized summary of what you should…
S&P 500 Earnings, Tariffs & Payrolls
Financial Update: Week of February 10, 2025 Hope you enjoyed Super Bowl Sunday! Before the big game, markets digested news out of Washington at a frenzied pace last week, with tariffs being the talk of the town. Major U.S. equity indexes have healthily absorbed the data overall, given the sheer volume of the headlines. With…
S&P 500 rises, AI, politics
Financial Update: Week of February 3, 2025 Hoping this update finds you and yours doing well! It has been quite an eventful month to start 2025, with no shortage of market-moving news and developments. As such, now is the perfect time to offer a quick overview of key events. Month at a Glance If the…
Fed vs. Inflation
Financial Update: Week of January 27, 2024 Major U.S. equity indexes closed out the final month of 2024 in a mixed fashion, with megacap tech being the bright spot and industrials heading lower. With so much happening courtesy of the Fed’s change in tone, it is the perfect time to update you on the final…
Inflation Positivity, Short Trading Week
Financial Update: Week of January 20, 2024 Major U.S. stock indexes reacted positively to the improvement in Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data last week. Now, traders and investors look forward to this holiday-shortened trading week featuring the inauguration. Time for a quick update! Tallying the week ending 01/17/25, the S&P 500 rose by…