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 30, 2025
Summing Up The Week While the last week may have been a shortened trading week thanks to the Memorial Day weekend, the list of prominent news events was certainly not short. The market received a bullish shot in the arm over the last weekend when Trump delayed his 50%...
May 16, 2025
Summing Up The Week There’s no sense in bearing the lead – the announced progress in the U.S.-China trade talks drove the markets significantly higher this week when the two countries announced a 90-day tariff pause on Monday. This sent the S&P 500 up...
