Weekly Market Commentary

March 24, 2025

The Markets

The market whisperer…

Last week, the Federal Reserve (Fed) left the federal funds rate unchanged, and Fed

Weekly Market Commentary

March 17, 2025

The Markets

A correction and a bounce.

Last week, the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index moved into correction territory

Weekly Market Commentary

March 10, 2025

The Markets

What do weather and investing have in common?  

From 1991 to 2020, the average temperature of the United

Weekly Market Commentary

March 3, 2025

The Markets

Is it supposed to be doing that?

At the end of last year, economists believed the chance of a recession in

Weekly Market Commentary

February 18, 2025

The Markets

Why are stock markets wary of tariffs?

In two of the last three weeks, tariff announcements led to late

Weekly Market Commentary

February 10, 2025

The Markets 

Optimism headed south on Friday.

After rising for most of the week, stock markets lost momentum last Friday

Weekly Market Commentary

February 3, 2025

The Markets

Wait! What just happened? 

Last week, investors were inundated with market-moving data and news. Stock

Weekly Market Commentary

January 27, 2025

The Markets

What moves financial markets? The short answer is: Lots of things!

Almost one hundred years ago, Benjamin

Weekly Market Commentary

January 21, 2025

The Markets

As the markets turn.

Last week, investors breathed a sigh of relief when the latest price data showed core

Weekly Market Commentary

January 13, 2025

The Markets

Bond yields are rising—and they have investors’ attention.

Last year, the United States Federal Reserve (Fed)

Weekly Market Commentary

January 6, 2025

The Markets

Hello, 2025! 

As we head into a new year, it can be helpful to look back at the previous year—and 2024 was a

Weekly Market Commentary

December 30, 2024

The Markets

Consumers were more optimistic. Investors were less so.

As we neared the end of 2024, U.S. consumers