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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary: Tariff Turbulence
3/31/25: Markets sold off into the weekend after volatility-inducing tariff headlines and disappointing economic data rattled investors.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: March 24, 2025
Equity markets eked out a gain, rising for the first time in five weeks; the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and the Russell 2000 each rose slightly. After weeks of significant selling pressure, equity markets have stabilized over the last several trading sessions.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: March 17, 2025
The S&P 500 Index briefly entered correction territory on Thursday, defined as a -10% decline, as investor concerns about the growth outlook intensified.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: March 10, 2025
Equities continued their decline as policy uncertainty and economic concerns impact investor, consumer, and business sentiment.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: March 3, 2025
Equity markets ended the week lower and have experienced heightened volatility in recent weeks, sparked by sweeping changes in domestic and foreign policy.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: February 24, 2025
U.S. stocks declined last week after a cut to Walmart’s revenue outlook, disappointing economic data, and lingering concerns about the path of inflation.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: December 23, 2024
Markets ended the week lower, driven by hawkish projections and comments from the Fed. The S&P 500 declined -2.0%, the Nasdaq 100 fell -2.3%, and the Russell 2000 dropped -4.4% on the week.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: December 16, 2024
The S&P 500 ended the week lower for the first time in four weeks as the index’s post-election rally took a breather. Notably, market breadth, the broadness of an index’s performance, has deteriorated recently despite strong index-level performance.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
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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