Resource Articles

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Market Pullback Highlights Economic Headwinds Despite Strong Earnings

November 10, 2025: U.S. equity markets closed lower last week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the decline, falling 3.1%, while the S&P 500 slipped 1.6%.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Technology Firms Continue to Impress in Critical Week for Third Quarter Earnings

November 3, 2025: Last week’s tech earnings highlighted continued strength in revenue growth and a general commitment to maintaining extraordinary levels of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Strong Year Continues With Q3 Earnings Off to Solid Start

October 27, 2025: Equity markets ended the week higher with risk-on sentiment supported by solid corporate earnings and September inflation data that came in lower than expected. The S&P 500 rose +1.9%, the Nasdaq 100 gained +2.2%, and the Russell 2000 increased +2.5% on the week.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks End Week Higher Despite Hit to Sentiment

October 20, 2025: Equity indexes rebounded last week after declining the most in six months in the week prior. The S&P 500 rose +1.7%, the Nasdaq 100 gained +2.5% and the Russell 2000 increased +2.4% Although the week ended positively, the more speculative parts of the market entered the weekend on a sour note.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks Pare Recent Gains as Trade Tensions Rise

October 14, 2025: Equity markets ended the week lower as trade-related comments from President Trump on Friday sparked the largest one-day sell-off since early April. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 each declined more than -2% on the week, and the Russell 3000 fell more than -3%.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Markets Finish 3Q25 Strong Amidst Government Shutdown Noise

October 6, 2025: Equity markets ended the week higher, building on strong year-to-date performance. The S&P 500 rose +1.1%, the Nasdaq 100 gained +1.2%, and the Russell 2000 climbed +1.8%. Despite being a historically weak month of equity market returns, September was the third strongest month this year for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Equity Markets Take a Breather

September 29, 2025: Equity markets declined slightly last week. Prior to this dip, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 had increased for three consecutive weeks and the small cap Russell 2000 had increased seven weeks in a row.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Risk Appetite Boosted by Fed Cut

September 22, 2025: Equity markets rose on the week as risk assets were boosted by the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to reduce the benchmark lending rate 25 basis points to a range of 4.00-4.25%. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% and each of the Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 gained 2.2%.

Read Full Story

Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks Rise in Anticipation of Fed Rate Cuts

September 15, 2025: Mixed inflation data and deteriorating labor conditions have solidified expectations for a 25-basis-point rate cut at this week’s FOMC meeting, with investor focus shifting to the Fed’s forward-looking projections.

Read Full Story