Market Data as of Week Ending: 1/26/2024 unless noted otherwise Stock prices finished the week with gains as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average once again reached new all-time highs. Earnings growth expectations for the S&P 500 improved last week,...
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Stock Prices Lifted by Consumer Strength
Market Data as of Week Ending: 1/19/2024 unless noted otherwise Stock prices were mixed, but most major indexes finished the week with gains as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new all-time highs. Earnings season is still in the early innings,...
Stock and Bond Prices Improve
Market Data as of Week Ending: 1/12/2024 unless noted otherwise Stock prices generally advanced as most major indexes finished the week with gains. Earnings season kicked off with several large banks that showed American consumers remain resilient. S&P 500...
Investor Sentiment Shows Signs of Skepticism
Market Data as of Week Ending: 1/5/2024 unless noted otherwise For the first time in more than nine weeks, the S&P 500 ended the week lower as investor sentiment showed some signs of skepticism. Analysts have been lowering S&P 500 earnings growth expectations,...
Large Cap Stocks Finish the Year Strong
Stock prices were mixed as the S&P 500 narrowly missed out on setting a new all-time high. The S&P 500 still managed to deliver a gain for the ninth consecutive week, the longest streak since 2004. Despite the strong results, expectations have been more...
Markets Grind Higher Despite a Mid-Week Drop
Market Data as of Week Ending: 12/22/2023 unless noted otherwise Equities climbed higher last week as investors contemplated the future path of monetary policy. All sizes and styles were higher, with small-cap stocks outperforming. Growth outperformed value in large...
Dovish Fed and Strong Economic Data Push Markets Higher
Market Data as of Week Ending: 12/15/2023 unless noted otherwise Equities continued the path higher last week as better than expected economic data supported the dovish tone of the fed. All sizes and styles were higher for the week but small-cap stocks outperformed....
Stocks Mixed as Investors Parse Labor Data
Market Data as of Week Ending: 12/8/2023 unless noted otherwise Equities were mixed during the week as investors sifted through labor-related economic data. Small cap stocks outperformed large cap. Year-to-date large cap trends continued with growth outperforming...
Yields Continue to Fall and Push Markets Higher
Market Data as of Week Ending: 12/1/2023 unless noted otherwise Equities were higher on the week as economic data and Fed speak supported the narrative that the rate hike cycle is at the end. All size and style factors provided positive returns, but value outperformed...
Stocks Continue Momentum Over Holiday-Shortened Week
Market Data as of Week Ending: 11/24/2023 unless noted otherwise Stock prices continued their march higher as the S&P 500 gained 1.04% over the holiday-shortened week, marking the fourth consecutive positive week. With nearly all third-quarter results in as of...