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Weekly Market Commentary: Equity Markets Start 2026 on Positive Note

January 12, 2026: Equity markets ended the first full week of 2026 higher. The S&P 500 rose +1.6%, the Nasdaq 100 gained +2.2%, and the Russell 2000 increased +4.6%.

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Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks Fall in 2025’s Final Trading Week

January 5, 2026: Major U.S. indices fell during the holiday-shortened week, with the S&P 500 down ~1.0% and Nasdaq off 1.7%, marking five straight days of losses.

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Weekly Market Commentary: Equities, Precious Metals Rise During Quiet Week

December 29, 2025: Equity markets rose during the holiday-shortened week.

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Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks and Bonds Largely Unchanged in Busy Week

December 22, 2025: Equity markets were largely unchanged during a busy week of economic data and earnings. The S&P 500 rose +0.1%, the Nasdaq 100 increased +0.6% and the MSCI ACWI was unchanged. Treasury yields were stable across the curve.

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Weekly Market Commentary: Large Cap Stocks Fall As Key Earnings Reports Disappoint

December 15, 2025: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 declined last week as risk appetite was tempered by disappointing earnings from leading technology companies late in the week. The S&P 500 fell -0.6% and the Nasdaq 100 declined -1.9% on the week. Most of the selling pressure occurred on Friday, with each of the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 declining more than -1% that day.

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Weekly Market Commentary: Equity Markets Rise as Certainty of Fed Cut Increases

December 8, 2025: Equity markets ended last week higher, building on strong gains realized in the last week of November. The S&P 500 rose +0.4%, the Nasdaq 100 gained +1.0%, and the Russell 2000 increased +0.9%. The increase in stocks comes as interest rate futures traders have become increasingly confident in a 25-basis point reduction in the Fed Funds Rate later this week. As of Friday’s close, futures markets implied a 95% probability of a cut.

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Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks End November on a Strong Note

December 1, 2025: Equity markets experienced a resurgence in the last week of November. The S&P 500 rose +3.5%, its best week since May. The strong finish pushed the Index into positive territory (+0.1%) for the month.

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Weekly Market Commentary: November Shaping Up to Be Worst Month Since March for Stocks

November 24, 2025: Risk assets came under pressure last week. The S&P 500 fell -2.0% and the Nasdaq 100 dropped -3.0%, falling for the third consecutive week. November is shaping up to be the worst month for both large cap indexes since March. As of last Friday, the S&P 500 is down -3.0% this month and the Nasdaq is down -6.0%.

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Weekly Market Commentary: Equity Markets Mixed as Shutdown Ends

November 17, 2025: The S&P 500 Index ended the week essentially unchanged while the Nasdaq 100 (-0.2%) and Russell 2000 (-1.8%) both declined.

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