Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

US equity markets fell in the holiday-shortened week as oil prices surpassed $100 a barrel, raising inflation concerns and pushing interest rates higher.  Additionally, elevated inflation data announced during the week increased the likelihood that the Federal Reserve...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

Markets finished the week mixed as investors assessed the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran and recalibrated expectations of Federal Reserve monetary policy.  The week started with sharp declines after the US hit targets on an island in the Strait of...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

Markets ended the week mixed as investors assessed the implications of the US economic isolation of Iran, the fallout of increased tariffs on Canada, Nvidia Q2 earnings results, and the Fed Chairman’s speech at the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s Economic Symposium in...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

US equity markets took a step back last week in what turned out to be a very busy week.  Increased yields on the long end of the curve prompted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to double buybacks of 10- to 30-year US Treasuries in an effort to temper the rise in...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

The S&P 500 forged a new all-time high as investors recalibrated interest-rate-hike expectations after an in-line print of the Consumer Price Index and a cooler-than-expected print of the Producer Price Index.  The probability of a rate hike in September fell to...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

Giddy up!  US equity markets ripped higher in the first week of August as 2nd quarter earnings continued to impress.  According to FactSet, 88% of the S&P 500 have reported earnings, of which 86% have beaten Earnings Per Share estimates, while Earnings Per Share...