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Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks Take Step Back on Geopolitical Risks

06/16/25

Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: June 16, 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, "Stocks Take Step Back on Geopolitical Risks," include:

  • Broad equity indexes took a step back last week despite benign inflation data as geopolitical tensions sparked a risk off end to the week. The S&P 500 declined -0.4%, the Nasdaq 100 fell -0.6%, and the Russell 2000 dropped -1.5%.
  • Inflation data continued its positive trend. May CPI inflation came in less than expected. Headline and core CPI rose +0.1% month-over-month.
  • A potential oil price shock from tensions in the Middle East adds another source of uncertainty with FOMC officials set to meet this week.

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