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Weekly Market Commentary: Markets Rise as Equities Boosted By Prospect of September Cut

08/11/25

Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: August 11, 2025

Each week, our Wealth Management team analyzes the U.S. stock market and bond market activity and news of the previous week, summarizing their findings into a weekly market update report. The key points of this week's commentary, "Markets Rise as Equities Boosted By Prospect of September Cut," include:

  • Equity indexes had a strong week as stocks were boosted by the prospect of rate cuts. The S&P 500 rose +2.4%, the Nasdaq 100 climbed +3.7%, and the Russell 2000 gained +2.4%.
  • Futures markets are now pricing in a 90% chance that the Federal Open Market Committee lowers its overnight lending rate by 25 basis points in September following recent weak employment data.

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