Weekly Market Commentary

August 25, 2025

The Markets

Will the Fed lower rates?

Last week, in a much-anticipated speech, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell

Weekly Market Commentary

August 11, 2025

The Markets

U.S. companies have been hitting it out of the park!

Earnings season happens four times every year. It’s the

Weekly Market Commentary

August 4, 2025

The Markets

Fast as a snail.

In July, the weather in Norfolk, England, was perfectly rainy as Bilbo Sluggins won the World

Weekly Market Commentary

July 28, 2025

The Markets

How fast will an AI-powered economy grow?

Global economic growth has not always been robust. Until the 1700s

Weekly Market Commentary

July 21, 2025

The Markets

This is not the inflation you’re looking for…

In general, everyone who buys goods or services in the United

Weekly Market Commentary

July 14, 2025

The Markets

Are financial markets too complacent?

In Aesop’s fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a young shepherd repeatedly

Weekly Market Commentary

July 7, 2025

The Markets

Like riders on a giga coaster, investors experienced fear and exhilaration during the second quarter of 2025.

Fro

Weekly Market Commentary

June 30, 2025

The Markets

Major U.S. stock indexes raced to new highs last week.

In a remarkable recovery from April’s double-digit

Weekly Market Commentary

June 23, 2025

The Markets

Investors are taking it all in stride.

As Israel and Iran exchanged missile strikes last week, stock markets in

Weekly Market Commentary

June 16, 2025

The Markets

Investors had a lot to think about last week.

A wealth of positive company and economic news lifted markets for

Weekly Market Commentary

June 9, 2025

The Markets

Employment was top of mind for financial markets last week.

Economists and investors hoped May employment

Weekly Market Commentary

June 2, 2025

The Markets

Consumers were feeling cautiously optimistic.

When people talk about the United States economy, they’re usually