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Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

The S&P 500 forged another set of all-time highs as investors embraced the idea of an economy running at a pace appropriate for the Fed to consider further rate cuts. Leadership in the market toggled back to the mega-cap technology issues, with the communication...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

-Darren Leavitt, CFA The holiday-shortened week saw the S&P 500 and Dow rise to new all-time highs.  Investors cheered the nomination of Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, who is seen as a fiscal hawk and someone who will support Trump’s trade policies.  US...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

-Darren Leavitt, CFA Markets bounced back as investors reengaged the pro-growth Trump 2.0 trade.  President-elect Trump continued to fill out his cabinet and, late Friday announced Scott Bessent as his nominee for Treasury Secretary.  Wall Street has endorsed Bessent,...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

-Darren Leavitt, CFA US equity markets pulled back last week as investors took profits from the outsized move higher seen following the US election. Sticky inflation prints, coupled with solid retail sales and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chairman J. Powell,...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

-Darren Leavitt, CFA The S&P 500 notched its 50th all-time high of 2024 as investors piled into equities after a decisive US election.  Wall Street embraced the idea that President-Elect Trump would enact several pro-growth policies to bolster corporate profits. ...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

-Darren Leavitt, CFA It was a very busy week on Wall Street as investors analyzed a deluge of corporate earnings reports and a full economic data calendar.  The S&P 500 traded lower for the second consecutive week and could not close out October with a gain,...