Weekly Market Review

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 [...]

1. Recent volatility across the stock and bond markets has been amplified by a series of financial disruptions involving regional banks and leveraged sectors.  Concerns resurfaced [...]

  1. The United States government shutdown began October 1, 2025.  It disrupted agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Most [...]

1. This week’s economic data is being overshadowed by the release of the FOMC meeting minutes, which revealed a divided Federal Reserve, with most policymakers expecting [...]

1. Government shutdowns in the U.S. are largely viewed as political posturing rather than economic crises, which is why markets rarely react meaningfully. While they may [...]

1. The Atlanta Fed’s upbeat projection that U.S. real GDP will grow by around 3.4 percent in the third quarter signals stronger momentum than many observers [...]

1. The Federal Reserve has reduced interest rates by 25 basis points at its September meeting, emphasizing a data-dependent stance with further cuts possible to [...]

1. This week's economic data for the period ending September 12, 2025, presented a nuanced view of the U.S. economy, with inflation ticking higher and labor [...]

1. This week’s data confirmed a softening economic backdrop, with the ISM manufacturing index stuck in contraction at 48.7 and services barely expanding above 50, while [...]