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Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mixed Amid Softening Fed and Improved Market Sentiment
Major equity markets ended mixed with the S&P 500 Index higher this week as upside momentum in interest rates faded.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Oct 13, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mixed As Investors Remain Concerned By Interest Rates
The major markets ended mixed this week as investors believe the potential for additional rate increases is high following the latest FOMC..
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Oct 7, 20236 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mostly Lower Amid Feds Higher For Longer Interest Rate Stance
Most of the major market indexes lost ground this week as investors see the potential for additional rate increases...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Sep 30, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Decline As Fed Takes a Hawkish Pause
The major markets lost ground this week as investors anticipate more rate increases given this week’s FOMC meeting.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Sep 22, 20236 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mixed As Energy Prices Continue to Climb
The major markets ended mixed this week as the utilities and consumer discretionary sectors led while information technology lagged...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Sep 15, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Pullback on Strong Economic Data and Energy Prices
The major market indexes sold off this week as investors continue to mull the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) next moves...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Sep 8, 20236 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mixed Following Positive Tech Earnings and Hawkish Fed Speak
The major U.S. market indexes ended mixed following on from three straight weeks of declines.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Aug 25, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Lower Amid A Pullback In Sentiment and More Hawkish Fed
The major market indexes ended lower for the third straight week as the 10-year Treasury remained near recent 16-year highs...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Aug 18, 20236 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mostly Lower As Energy Prices Climb Higher
The major market indexes ended mostly lower for the second straight week...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Aug 11, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Lower Following U.S. Government Debt Downgrade
The major market indexes ended lower this week as international equities lagged the U.S. markets.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Aug 4, 20236 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Higher As Emerging Markets Led The Week
The major market indexes ended higher this week as emerging market equities led both the U.S. and developed international markets.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Jul 28, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mixed Amid Indifferent Earnings as Dow Advances
The major market indexes ended mixed this week given a disparate view of earnings reports in the beginnings of 2nd quarter earnings season.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Jul 21, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Solidly Higher Helped by Improving Inflation and Earnings
All major market indexes ended the trading week higher as the energy sector lagged.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Jul 14, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Finish Higher on Improving PCE
All major market indexes ended the week higher.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Jun 30, 20236 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Finish Lower Following Central Bank Action
All major market indexes ended lower given this week’s Federal Reserve Chairman Powell’s Congressional testimony.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Jun 23, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Higher As Stocks Enter New Bull Market
The S&P 500 Index finished this week up more than 20% from its October 2022 closing low, marking the start of a new bull market.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Jun 9, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Higher Amid Debt Ceiling Legislation and Improving Inflation Rep
Equities finished the week higher across the board.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
Jun 2, 20236 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Mixed Amid Positive Tech Earnings
U.S. stocks ended the week mixed as growth sectors continue to lead.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
May 26, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Grind Higher Amid Mixed Debt Ceiling News
U.S. stocks ended the week higher as growth sectors led the advance.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
May 19, 20235 min read
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Finish Mostly Lower As Growth Sectors Advance
U.S. stocks ended the week mostly lower with energy and the materials sectors down approximately 2% while growth sectors...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
May 12, 20235 min read
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