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Weekly Market Commentary: S&P 500 Ends Week at New All-Time High

07/07/25

Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: July 7, 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, "S&P 500 Ends Week at New All-Time High," include:

  • The S&P 500 rose for the second consecutive week, ending the week at a new all-time high. The index is now up +7% year-to-date despite declining as much as 16% to start the year. 
  • Labor market data dominated last week’s economic calendar. The June Employment Report showed that the economy added 147,000 jobs in June, a larger gain than expected and an increase compared to May. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1%.
  • The upcoming week includes the beginning of 2Q25 earnings season. According to Factset, analysts expect year-over-year EPS growth of 5.0% for the quarter. Analysts currently expect +9% EPS growth in 2025.

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