Weekly Market CommentaryMay 19th, 2025Week in Review... The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April rose 0.2% month-over-month and 2.3% year-over-year, in line with expectations. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, also increased 0.2% on the month, signaling...

Last week was pivotal for market analysts, despite the lower volume of reports. The week was front-loaded with significant data providing crucial insights into various market sectors.

Last week brought a series of economic indicators that painted a cautious picture of the current economic landscape. On Monday, the Conference Board reported a notable drop in the Consumer Confidence Index for April, which fell by 7.9 points to 86.0 — the lowest level since May 2020. This marked the fifth consecutive monthly decline, underscoring mounting pessimism about future business conditions, employment prospects, and income levels. Also on Monday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for March, showing job openings held steady at 7.2 million but were down by 901,000 from a year earlier. The stability in job openings and hires, coupled with an unchanged quit rate, pointed to a cooling labor market and heightened caution among workers.

U.S. equities rose this week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting their second-best weeks of the year. Both indices recorded their second weekly gain in the past three weeks following the significant early April selloff. For the week ending, April 25, 2025

Weekly Market CommentaryApril 14th, 2025Week in Review... Market indexes continued to experience significant volatility as investors adjusted their future expectations in response to increasing global trade tensions. The S&P 500 rose by 5.70% The Dow Jones...

Weekly Market CommentaryApril 7th, 2025Week in Review... Market indexes declined last week as investors adjusted their future expectations in response to increasing global trade tensions. The S&P 500 declined -9.08% The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -7.86%...

Week in Review... Amid the plethora of economic reports and a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, market indices closed the week slightly higher as markets grappled with a resilient economy and future inflation expectations. The S&P 500 rose by 0.51% The...