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NEW! A Mediocre Week Leads Into Wednesday’s Fed Meeting

December 16, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday will be this week’s central focus and a 25-basis-point rate cut is almost universally expected. Any deviation from that would be a major surprise. Investors will be more focused on how many future rate cuts the Fed signals through its updated dot plot projections.…
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A Mixed Bag For NASDAQ, S&P, Dow Sheds A Few Points

December 10, 2024
Last week’s economic data reinforced the soft-landing narrative (where the Fed brings rates down without destroying economic growth). The highlight…
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Stocks Continue Rise During Holiday Week

December 3, 2024
Expectations for another rate cut in December grew significantly last week, while solid economic data and the anticipated pro-growth political…
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Investors Embraced Last Week’s “Goldilocks” Economic Data

November 25, 2024
Treasury yields were largely unchanged last week with the 10-year yield hovering around the 4.40% mark, despite the solid economic…
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Inflation Concerns Return Amid Tariff Talks

November 18, 2024
Markets rallied strongly post-election, buoyed by optimism surrounding a new Pro-Growth era under the incoming administration. Adding to the momentum…
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A Massive Week For Wall Street

November 11, 2024
Markets rallied strongly post-election, buoyed by optimism surrounding a new Pro-Growth era under the incoming administration. Adding to the momentum…
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Market Faces Mixed Signals: Soft Labor, Tech Earnings, & Fed Rate Cuts in Focus This Week

November 5, 2024
We have another busy week of earnings ahead, along with the elections on Tuesday and the Fed meeting on Thursday.…
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