Weekly Market Insights – Monday, October 20, 2025
Stocks Rise on Strong Q3 Results: Stocks pushed higher last week, buoyed by strong third-quarter earnings reports from several major banks. The S&P 500 Index gained 1.70%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 2.14%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.56%. The MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, added 0.74%.1,2 Source: Bloomberg […]
When Leading Indicators Fail to Lead: Why Traditional Recession Signals Aren’t Predicting Today’s Economy
By Gary Aiken | October 9, 2025 “Alternative Facts,” “Post-Truth,” and “Trust Crisis” are all popular buzzwords that attempt to describe American politics in the modern era of social media dominance. That device in your hand, where most Americans get their daily “news” from, may be more influential than you realize. The algorithms embedded in […]
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, October 6, 2025
Stocks Rise Despite D.C. Shutdown: Markets recorded solid gains last week as investors largely overlooked the government shutdown and downplayed its potential economic impact.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, September 29, 2025
Stocks React to Powell Comments, Potential Shutdown: Markets declined last week amid concerns over stock price valuations and a possible government shutdown.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, September 22, 2025
Fed Cuts Short-Term Rates: Stocks posted solid gains last week, propelled by the Fed’s decision to finally cut short-term interest rates.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, September 15, 2025
Stocks Climb Ahead of September Fed Meeting: Stocks recorded solid gains last week as the megacap tech stock rally continued, helping investors overcome interest rate anxiety, revised jobs data, and mixed inflation reports.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, September 8, 2025
Megacaps Rise, Jobs Decline: Stocks edged higher last week, driven by strong performances from a few megacap tech companies, which managed to outweigh ongoing economic concerns.
In Bessent We Trust? How Politics Could Impact Interest Rates
By Gary Aiken | September 4, 2025 This time last year, we were preparing for the first Fed Funds interest rate cuts since April 2020. The Federal Reserve Board was reluctant to proclaim “Mission Accomplished” as the inflation rate remained stubbornly above its 2% target but could no longer ignore that their monetary policy was […]
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, August 25, 2025
Markets Await the Fed’s Next Interest Rate Decision: Stocks delivered a mixed performance last week, despite a strong rally on Friday fueled by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks, which hinted at potential adjustments to short-term interest rates.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, August 18, 2025
Stocks rose last week despite mixed inflation signals. The S&P 500 gained 0.94%, while investors await the Fed’s September meeting.