January 15th, 2025: Weekly Market Review
1. Q4-2024’s earnings season starts Wednesday (1/15/25) with JPMorgan Chase’s earnings release. The Q4 2024 earnings season is poised to deliver the strongest growth in three [...]
January 10th, 2025: Weekly Market Review
The U.S. stock market closed on Thursday 1/9/25 to honor President Jimmy Carter on a National Day of Mourning. This rare occurrence reflects the nation's respect for [...]
January 3rd, 2025: Weekly Market Review
1. The much-anticipated Santa Claus rally, a traditional year-end boost in stock market performance, failed to materialize in 2024. Historically, the final trading days of December [...]
Dec. 19th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. Federal Reserve reduced the benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, signaling a cautious approach toward future [...]
Dec. 13th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.3% in November, aligning with market expectations and bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.7%. This [...]
Dec. 4th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler credited the economy’s resilience to increased worker productivity and a growing labor force, driven partly by immigration. While the Federal [...]
Nov. 21st, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. In Brazil, the G20 Leaders' Summit took place on November 18 and 19, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of the leaders of [...]
Nov. 13th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. The recent U.S. election has spurred a resurgence of “animal spirits” among investors in the stock and bond markets. This concept, introduced by economist John Maynard [...]
Nov. 7th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. The U.S. stock market rally can be attributed to a combination of factors, including optimism about a possible rate cut at the upcoming Federal Reserve [...]
Oct. 30th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. It is a busy week for corporate earnings with 5 of the Magnificent 7 companies to report their results. Alphabet reported today with stronger-than-expected earnings results. The [...]
