Jun 27, 2025
Summing Up The Week Geopolitical concerns dominated the markets this week with the Israel-Iran conflict followed by an agreed-upon ceasefire making up the majority of the moves in stocks early in the week. Friday’s PCE showing a slight increase in inflation...
Jun 20, 2025
Summing Up The Week Despite uncertainty coming on from multiple fronts, the stock market held up remarkably well during this shortened trading week. The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran remains top of mind as the U.S. has enacted a two-week deadline before...
Jun 13, 2025
Summing Up The Week No amount of fundamental data or analysis can protect an investment against geopolitical risks. The “known unknowns” will always take markets lower, sometimes as much as “unknown unknowns.” Despite positive news on trade...
May 23, 2025
Summing Up The Week The markets spent the early part of the week digesting Moody’s credit rating downgrade of United States debt and a bad Treasury auction. It seemed as though investors had gotten used to the status quo on Thursday until President Donald Trump...
May 9, 2025
Summing Up The Week The stock market swayed with every news story revolving around trade deals this week with stocks and Bitcoin rising and falling at the whims of President Donald Trump. The Federal Reserve announced no change to the benchmark interest rate which...