Weekly Market Review

1. Economic data this week continues to paint a picture of a U.S. economy that is slowing but not in outright recession, with the latest data [...]

1. It's a shortened week at Wall Street with the holidays upon us. Many traders and institutional managers are off. Trading volume is light as expected but [...]

1. Recent U.S. economic data for November 2025 shows cooling inflation alongside labor market softening and manufacturing weakness.  The CPI rose 2.7% year-over-year, below forecasts of [...]

1. The Federal Reserve delivered its third consecutive rate cut, bringing the Fed funds target range down to 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent, which aligned with [...]

1. U.S. economic data continued to signal cooling activity: November ISM Manufacturing remained in contraction at 48.2 (anything below 50 indicates contraction), ADP private payrolls unexpectedly [...]

1. The recent stock market selloff can be traced to ultra short-term liquidity stress rather than structural economic weakness.  Disruptions in the repo market, combined with the [...]

1. The past seven days have delivered a turbulent and emotional stretch for financial markets. Stocks experienced a fierce pullback as investors rushed to interpret every [...]

1. The government shutdown has finally ended after 43 days, allowing key agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Department of [...]

1. According to the latest ADP employment report, the U.S. private sector added 42,000 jobs in October 2025, marking a positive reversal from the revised loss [...]

1. A Week Defined by Labor Adjustments and Policy Shifts – This week’s headlines were dominated by Amazon’s announcement of extensive workforce reductions, echoing similar moves [...]