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Weekly Market Update: December 9, 2024
Risk assets continued to grind higher in a busy week of economic data. The S&P 500 gained 1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose more than 3% last week.
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Weekly Market Update: December 2, 2024
The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 capped off their best month of the year in a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 gained 5.7% in November, the fourth highest return in November of an election year in the index’s near 100-year history. If the calendar year were to have ended last Friday, the S&P 500’s current year-to-date return would rank in the 91st percentile of all years dating back to 1927.
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Weekly Market Update: November 25, 2024
Third quarter earnings season has effectively concluded with 95% of S&P 500 companies reporting results. With earnings season in the rearview mirror, the first two days of the holiday-shortened week is light on market moving data releases. Trading volume will also likely be low throughout the week.
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Weekly Market Update: November 18, 2024
Broad market equity indexes gave back much of their post-election gains this week, although pockets of relative euphoria remain. The S&P 500 fell -2% and the Nasdaq 100 fell -3% after the two indexes notched mid-single digit percent increases last week.
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Weekly Market Update: November 12, 2024
The American people decisively elected Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Equities and other risk assets cheered the outcome of the election and bond yields rose across the curve. Traders will contemplate the impact of Trump’s proposed policies in the weeks leading up to Inauguration Day.
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Weekly Market Update: November 4, 2024
US equity markets ended the week lower for the second consecutive week as investors were hit with a flurry of catalysts including mixed earnings reports from mega cap tech stocks, third quarter GDP, PCE inflation, and key employment data. Markets have been rife with uncertainty of late, with a wide range of asset classes experiencing heightened volatility in the lead up to the election.
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Weekly Market Update: October 28, 2024
Markets ended lower in a quiet week for economic data and a busy week for earnings. Tesla was the most high-profile name to report last week. Sparse economic data was centered on the housing market which showed existing home sales falling to historically low levels. New home sales appear to be on a better trajectory.
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Weekly Market Update: October 21, 2024
The S&P 500 Index ended a busy week of earnings and economic data roughly unchanged. The US economy continues to remain resilient in the face of headwinds.
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Weekly Market Update: October 15, 2024
The S&P 500 Index continued to grind higher, ending last week up 23% on a total return basis year-to-date. Third quarter earnings season began last week and investors will closely follow company reports for indications on 2025 corporate earnings and clues on the economy.
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