The Fed Restores Order

The U.S. stock market finished sharply higher Friday, sparked by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's strongest signal yet that interest rate cuts are coming. "The time has come for cuts," Powell said at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, increasingly confident...

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Markets are holding up well

This week's economic data on inflation and retail sales, along with upbeat comments from consumer bellwether - Walmart, continued to quell economic slowdown fears and gave investors the confidence to dive back into growth areas. For the week, the S&P climbed 3.9%,...

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No Damage Done

What a week it was for Wall Street! Sentiment swung from the depths of negativity at the beginning to the peaks of positivity by the end. The S&P 500 slumped 3% on Monday, posting its worst trading session since September 2022 amid a global selloff, and then...

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Taking a beating

The S&P 500 on Friday notched a three week losing streak for the first time since mid April. The Nasdaq, suffered an even steeper weekly decline and has ended up in correction territory.  A combination of disappointing quarterly reports from members of the...

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A correction in motion

The S&P 500 on Friday ended a wild week nearly 1% lower, primarily due to a continued selloff in technology stocks. The technology sector has now slumped more than 7% in two weeks. Meanwhile, the rotation trade has continued, with the small caps, up more than 3%....

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The Market unwind has begun

Wall Street posted its worst week since mid April, as a rotation out of technology stocks sparked by last Thursday's consumer inflation report continued over the past few days. The primary driver of this week's loss in the S&P 500 was a continued rotation out of...

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The Rate Cut is Here

The S&P 500 index posted a two week win streak on Friday. Its torrid run has seen it notching gains in 10 out of 12 weeks dating back to the end of April. Remarks by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill hinting at interest rate cuts, along with a...

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The big slowdown

The S&P 500 kicked off the second half of 2024 with its best weekly performance since late April. The advance was driven by labor market data that has supported the case for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The S&P is now within striking distance of the...

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